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Ready to root for ‘Some Pig’

Local News

KINGSFORD — Hundreds of excited Woodland Elementary School students paraded into the gym Tuesday afternoon to find out which book the school will be reading together. “It’s an exciting day, beginning of our annual tradition,” Elementary Principal Kristina Brazeau said in greeting ...

Breitung awaits recommendations on office staffing

Local News

QUINNESEC — Breitung Township expects a report next month from a consultant hired in January to review the township’s administrative structure after the township board decided in December to part ways with Superintendent Steve Mulka. Randell Girard, principal of Girard & Associates of ...

Remember when?

Local News

This week’s “Remember when?” was provided by the Jake Menghini Historical Museum in Norway. In this 1920s to 1930s photograph, Wilfred “Wolf” Habamer, a wolf hunter from Waucedah, poses with three timber wolves. The image, taken by the Solheim Studio in Norway, was captured in ...

US Supreme Court weighs if Line 5 case should stay in state court

Local News

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on behalf of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Enbridge Energy on whether the state’s case to shut down the Line 5 pipeline should be heard in state or federal court. At issue? Whether there are exceptions to the 30-day time limit to ...

Seasonal road restrictions expected to start soon

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — Businesses that involve truck deliveries and services are being advised to adjust their schedules as annual seasonal road weight restrictions draw near. The Dickinson County Road Commission warned that once restrictions are in effect, county road use will be limited for ...

Iranians worry over American military buildup

International News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy ...