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Jordyn Hillman, left, and Caleib "C.J." Huestis, both eighth graders at AJSHS hold up their plaques they recieved from the Montana Board of Crime Control as two of the ten state finalists for the board's annual "Do the Write Thing" essay contest on youth violence.

Fri, 06/02/2023 - 20:56

Write where it hurts: Two from AJSHS honored at state capitol

For the second year in a row,

The Tammany Ballroom at The Montana is brightly lit up for its recent open house. The former hotel will be the location of – and subject of – the next installment of the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Resources Board's "Anaconda's Past" speaker series, set for Thursday, June 8 at noon. Leader photo: Nikki Johnson

Fri, 06/02/2023 - 20:49

'Anaconda's Past' turns its attention to Anaconda's icon: The Montana

The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Resources Boar

Alyssa Patterson

Wed, 05/31/2023 - 20:32

AHS graduation is Friday at the Memorial Gym

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MaryJean Ferguson's geography class at Anaconda Junior/Senior High School have been holding Zoom meetings this spring with students from Anaconda founder Marcus Daly's hometown of Ballyjamesduff, Ireland. Photo courtesy of MaryJean Ferguson.

Wed, 05/31/2023 - 20:26

AHS students connect with kids from Marcus Daly's Irish hometown

Anaconda Junior/Senior High School geography students

Cali Pesanti, second from left, cheers on Copperhead girls' 4x100 relay teammate Camy Hoiland at the State Class B Track and Field Meet in Butte. Photo courtesy of Joel Maes.

Wed, 05/31/2023 - 20:08

Girls' 4x100 relay team takes third at state meet

Copperhead Track brings home multiple medals

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Jordyn Hillman, left, and Caleib "C.J." Huestis, both eighth graders at AJSHS hold up their plaques they recieved from the Montana Board of Crime Control as two of the ten state finalists for the board's annual "Do the Write Thing" essay contest on youth violence.

Write where it hurts: Two from AJSHS honored at state capitol

06/02/2023 - 20:56
The Tammany Ballroom at The Montana is brightly lit up for its recent open house. The former hotel will be the location of – and subject of – the next installment of the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Resources Board's "Anaconda's Past" speaker series, set for Thursday, June 8 at noon. Leader photo: Nikki Johnson

'Anaconda's Past' turns its attention to Anaconda's icon: The Montana

06/02/2023 - 20:49
Alyssa Patterson

AHS graduation is Friday at the Memorial Gym

05/31/2023 - 20:32
MaryJean Ferguson's geography class at Anaconda Junior/Senior High School have been holding Zoom meetings this spring with students from Anaconda founder Marcus Daly's hometown of Ballyjamesduff, Ireland. Photo courtesy of MaryJean Ferguson.

AHS students connect with kids from Marcus Daly's Irish hometown

05/31/2023 - 20:26
Cali Pesanti, second from left, cheers on Copperhead girls' 4x100 relay teammate Camy Hoiland at the State Class B Track and Field Meet in Butte. Photo courtesy of Joel Maes.

Girls' 4x100 relay team takes third at state meet

05/31/2023 - 20:08
Canyon Hurley, second from left, stands wearing his fifth-place medal with the other top six finishers in the Boys' Singles Tournament at the Class B/C State Tennis Tournament in Great Falls last weekend. Photo courtesy of Shannon Hurley.

Hurley finishes fifth at state tennis

05/31/2023 - 20:01
Emily Henderson, left, and Mackenzie Gonzales run in the 50m.

Anaconda hosts Special Olympics Track and Field Meet

05/31/2023 - 19:59
Above: Brigadier General Jay MacKelvie. Top: MacKelvie is pictured at right with the War Plans Division, War Department General Staff in 1942; seated fourth from left is future President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower. War Department photos.

General whose troops may have fired the last shot on the western front in WWII helped build the BA&P Railway

05/26/2023 - 20:41
The Copperhead state championship-winning boys' golf team of Bradley Wolfe, left, Tanner Cromwell, Kohl Wolfe, Jacob Sawyer and Aidan Tuss lock arms at the Anaconda Country Club on Thursday where they shared what their achievement – and their reception by the community – means to them and to Copperhead golf. Leader photo: Patrick Williams

Boys' golf team and their coach reflect on making history

05/26/2023 - 20:36
Stacy James holds up one of the game pieces or "flyers" along with the complete game she created called "Don't Lose Your Head" ahead of the game's unveiling at Coppertique in Anaconda. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Local woman creates new game and you might just 'lose your head' over it

05/26/2023 - 20:30
A map of the Anaconda area provided by the State of Montana's Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) shows land currently owned by Anaconda-Deer Lodge County in yellow-green and proposed land transfers to the county in purple-pink, which are possible sites for restoration proposals using up to $4 million in NRDP funds.

Public has until June 9 to offer project ideas for $4M in NRDP funds

05/26/2023 - 20:17
Cara Fortner sits between Lady Copperheads skipper AliceAnn Sloan and Williston State head coach Jared Ward at the Charlotte Yeoman-Martin Softball Fields on Wednesday, where she signed her letter of intent to play softball for the Tetons. Leader photo: Patrick Williams

Fortner signs with Williston State

05/26/2023 - 20:13
John Pellegrini, left, receives his American Legion 50-Year Continuing Services Award from fellow American Legion Post No. 21 member Phil Watt at a recent ceremony at the American Legion Hall. Photo courtesy of Maureen Watt.

Pellegrini honored for 50 years with the American Legion

05/24/2023 - 21:13
A LifeFlight helicopter waits on Interstate-90 westbound after a wreck near Exit 208 on Friday. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

One-car wreck prompts I-90 LifeFlight landing

05/24/2023 - 21:09
Travis Dye delivers a pitch against the Missoula Impact in Anaconda's home opener last weekend. Leader photo: Patrick Williams

A's fall in double doubleheader at their home opener

05/24/2023 - 20:33

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Above: Brigadier General Jay MacKelvie. Top: MacKelvie is pictured at right with the War Plans Division, War Department General Staff in 1942; seated fourth from left is future President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower. War Department photos.

General whose troops may have fired the last shot on the western front in WWII helped build the BA&P Railway

The Copperhead state championship-winning boys' golf team of Bradley Wolfe, left, Tanner Cromwell, Kohl Wolfe, Jacob Sawyer and Aidan Tuss lock arms at the Anaconda Country Club on Thursday where they shared what their achievement – and their reception by the community – means to them and to Copperhead golf. Leader photo: Patrick Williams

Boys' golf team and their coach reflect on making history

Stacy James holds up one of the game pieces or "flyers" along with the complete game she created called "Don't Lose Your Head" ahead of the game's unveiling at Coppertique in Anaconda. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Local woman creates new game and you might just 'lose your head' over it

Bradley Wolfe – joined atop the Anaconda Fire Department's ladder truck by Copperhead boys golf teammates Jacob Sawyer, Kohl Wolfe, Aidan Tuss and Tanner Cromwell, as well as by Copperhead girls' All-State golfer Logan McKay and fellow state golfer Quincy Saltenberger – holds up the Montana Class B Boys' Golf State Championship trophy the team won at the state golf tournament in Shelby last week. Check out the Leader on Friday for more coverage of Anaconda's golf champs. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Riding high with the hardware

MaryPat Clark, left, and Wini Stokke are all smiles now that their labor of love for the past five years, "Anaconda's Melting Pot Cookbook," has been completed, with the cookbook hitting the shelves in the Smelter City this week. Leader photo: James S. Rosien.

'Anaconda’s Melting Pot Cookbook' tells the Smelter City’s story through its culinary heritage

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, fifth from left, stands beside Montana Department of Corrections staff at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge on Wednesday where he signed House Bill 3 into law boosting correctional officer pay

Governor visits MSP, signs pay rise for correctional officers

AOH packs the house for Ceilidh celebration

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Jordyn Hillman, left, and Caleib "C.J." Huestis, both eighth graders at AJSHS hold up their plaques they recieved from the Montana Board of Crime Control as two of the ten state finalists for the board's annual "Do the Write Thing" essay contest on youth violence.

06/02/2023 - 20:56

Write where it hurts: Two from AJSHS honored at state capitol

For the second year in a row, Anaconda Junior/Senior High School has p

'Anaconda's Past' turns its attention to Anaconda's icon: The Montana

Commission eyes building 30 units at Cedar Park site

Anaconda native graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy

A light shining from the past

How Job Corps came to the Smelter City

Sports

Scott Driscoll, left, celebrates his first and last Deuce Pot of the year while Danny Edwards lines up his fourth putt. Leader photo: Paul Johns

06/02/2023 - 20:22

Humble pie was on the menu at Men's League

A's split doubleheader in Missoula once again

Smelter City All-Stars earn medals at summer games

Cheering on our Special Athletes

Top 10 finishers

Girls' 4x100 relay team takes third at state meet

Opinion

06/02/2023 - 20:36

Tort reform lowers costs on small businesses

As the Montana Insurance Commissioner, I am often asked about high premiums in certain lines o

A meeting between friends

WVSEP: A collective inaction

Now a word for the Class of 2023: Live for today, plan for tomorrow

MacKelvie's story is one that echoes through history

The major wins of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Anaconda Leader

Obituaries

06/02/2023 - 20:28

Danielle Jean Kahm Lorenz

Perry Kindsvogel

JP Sletten

Florence Blazina

Sandra Cliborne

Danielle Jean Lorenz

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