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Police 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 Justice Court, William Edward Johnson was charged with three felony counts of partner family member assault, causing reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in partner/family member. Bail was set at $50,000 after appearing before ADLC Justice of the Peace Ken Walund on Monday. A preliminary hearing in the matter is set…
Read MoreAbsentee ballots to go out next week
By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Review Editor As Montana’s general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3 approaches, voters in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County have a number of key deadlines to keep in mind to ensure their ballots are counted. Regular voter registration closes at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by that date and received by the county within three days to count. Voters can register online, by mail or in person at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Clerk & Recorder’s Office, 800 Main St., Anaconda, or by calling (406) 563-4063. For voters who miss that deadline, late registration…
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In June, Anaconda saw graduations and statue unveilings, as well as some major losses
In June, the presses stopped in Anaconda, but the town itself sure didn’t. The town saw two graduations, two statue unveilings, a peace pole dedication from the Anaconda Rotary Club, Anaconda Pride Festival, and a shooting at Carmel’s Bar where co-owner Shane Charles was killed. On June 5, it was a tale of two graduations, with the Anaconda Junior/Senior High School graduating class of 2026 and the class of 2040 graduating on the same day, the former from AJSHS, and the latter from Anaconda Head Start. June 5 The AJSHS class of 2026 throws up their caps in celebration at…
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Anaconda Fire Department Displays American flag for 25th anniversary of 9/11
The Anaconda Fire Department displays the American flag atop a firetruck's ladder to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11. At the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City, an inscription reads, “No day shall erase you from the memory of time,” an adapted quote from the Roman poet Virgil. This 9/11, 25 years after the terrorist attack that rocked the country, the Anaconda Fire Department is making sure that memory lives on, displaying the American flag on top of one of its firetruck's ladders for all driving down Commercial Avenue to see. In front of the firetruck, a memorial sits…
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‘Anaconda’s Past’ September presentation to focus on Montana’s first paved highway and a ‘mystery bridge’
By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Weekly Review Editor Tomorrow’s “Anaconda’s Past” presentation from the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Conservation Board will appeal to road enthusiasts, history buffs, and generally curious citizens. Jon Axline, a historian and cultural resources specialist with the Montana Department of Transportation, will be speaking about Montana’s first concrete paved highway, the old road between Butte and Anaconda, and its connection to the Yellowstone Trail (later US Highway 10 - South). According to Axline, the trail was the country’s first interstate highway. Paved in 1921, the road served heavy supply trucks and industrial traffic that needed a solid…
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ACF’s Fall Grant Application Cycle opens today
Local nonprofits, public agencies and organizations encouraged to apply The Anaconda Community Foundation (ACF) is pleased to announce that its 2026 Fall Grant Application Cycle opens today – Friday, September 4. Local nonprofits, public agencies and community organizations with projects that strengthen and enrich Anaconda-Deer Lodge County are encouraged to apply. The application form and grant handbook are available here: https://anacondacommunityfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ACF_Branded_Grants_Handbook.pdf Applications close on Friday, September 11, 2026. "Through our grant program, the Anaconda Community Foundation is proud to invest in the people, organizations and projects that help make Anaconda a stronger, healthier and more vibrant place to call home.…
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“Our Little Red Schoolhouse” serves more than 150 children
After more than a decade serving local children, Anaconda Disposal Services' "Our Little Red Schoolhouse" school supply drive is still going strong.
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New Nonprofit Newspaper
Members of the Anaconda Community Foundation’s (ACF) and the Anaconda Community Media Company’s respective boards of directors, as well as staff members for both organizations, gather together at Smelter City Brewing for a pint night fundraiser on Thursday, August 27 where ACF announced its awarding of a $25,000 grant to become the first Founding Donor to the Anaconda Weekly Review, a new nonprofit newspaper set to launch in Anaconda this fall. Photo courtesy of the Anaconda Community Foundation.
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Schools, Sports, Outdoors, Obits, Op-Eds & More
All of the things you’ve been missing about Anaconda, in a compact format, delivered weekly to your mailbox. Missing all those Anaconda High School Class of 2026 graduation photos? Or preview stories and coverage of summer events like the Chloe Worl Memorial Fun Run? Or speaking of memorials, the unveiling of the tribute honoring the four victims of the Owl Bar shooting? And what about all those wildlife photos by Carly Moodry? We’ll have them! Our news site, anacondareview.com, will go live by the end of the month and we’ll be in print before the end of next month.
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‘A Paper for the People’: The story of the Smelter City’s first newspaper
Anaconda has been home to many newspapers over the last 140 years. Most recently, the paper of record since 1970 was the Anaconda Leader, and before that the short-lived Magicland Times – and even before that, the Anaconda Standard. But before all of those, the first was our namesake, the Anaconda Weekly Review.
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