Putting your garden to bed … the right way
‘Garden of Readin’ By Mike Noblin Retired Horticulturist As we begin our fall season here in Montana, our thoughts go from pleasant garden days with warm temperatures and sunshine, to the realization that winter isn’t far behind. You’ve had a great garden season tending to your plants, whether it be…
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Lady Copperheads rattle off four straight wins – three of them sweeps
After hitting a little bit of a rough patch following their Homecoming sweep of Powell County on Sept. 17 with losses to Thompson Falls and Florence on the 19th and 22nd, the Lady Copperheads are back in a big way as winners of their last four matches. Anaconda’s winning streak…
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‘Heads fall to Huntley Project, 52-6
Halloween may not be for a few more weeks, but Friday night was devils’ night at Mitchell Stadium as the visiting Red Devils brought the fire and brimstone with them from Huntley Project in the form of a 52-6 scorcher. Future Copperhead cheerleaders join their high school counterparts for the…
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Smelter City Senior Center open on Fridays again
Last Friday was the first one the Smelter City Senior Center at the Metcalf was open since the COVID-19 pandemic, a goal the center’s director Leigha Bates has held since she took the position more than a year ago. Bates said the opportunity to reopen on Fridays is solely due…
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Oct. 7 E-edition
Our second edition is officially printed and will hit mailboxes in ADLC tomorrow! This week we covered the tour of the future ADLC Archive building, what's on the general election ballot, updates at the Smelter City Senior Center, coverage of Copperhead sports, the repainting and resurfacing of the Washoe Park
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Publisher of Anaconda’s newest paper to dive into history of journalism in the Smelter City for ‘Anaconda’s Past’ talk
How many papers have been based in and covered the Smelter City? Who ran them? How did they start? These are all questions that will be answered at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Resources Board’s October installment of its Historic Speaker series, ‘Anaconda’s Past’ from James S. Rosien, publisher of…
Read MoreCross Country sets more personal bests at Three Forks
The Copperheads just keep getting better and better as most of the Anaconda Junior/Senior High School and Fred Moodry Intermediate School cross-country teams set personal-best marks at the Headwaters Invitational on Friday, Oct. 2 at Headwaters Public Golf Course in Three Forks. Gage Novak led the way once again for…
Read MoreHere’s what’s on the general election ballot
With absentee ballots being sent out on Friday, there is one question on most voters’ minds: what and who are we voting for? At the county level, there are three positions up for reelection. Of those, the only contested race is for County Commission District 5 between incumbent Ed Beaudette…
Read MoreStopped in their tracks: Some AIS inspection stations remain open
AIS season isn’t over quite yet. Anglers and waterfowl hunters with watercraft must continue to stop at all aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection stations they encounter. While some inspection stations close after Labor Day, others continue operating through October in high-risk corridors. Six stations are still operating, including Anaconda’s. So…
Read MorePolice respond to firearm incident
On Saturday, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement posted on Facebook that they responded to a domestic disturbance on West 6th Street that morning, during which a firearm is alleged to have been discharged, and that a suspect had been taken into custody. According to the criminal complaint filed in ADLC…
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