By Daniel Schwartz, Publisher, The Mountain Enterprise

August 1, 2024—the 58th anniversary of The Mountain Enterprise—was our first day at the local newspaper. My most vivid memory from that day was…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

Center: The first edition of The Mountain Enterprise in 1966

Bottom Left: The typewriter the original paper was typed on

Left & Right: Owners, publishers, and staff through the years

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This is part of the July 31, 2026 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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