The colorful hanging baskets and sidewalk planters in downtown Iron Mountain don’t spring to life each year on their own. Downtown beautification is an ongoing annual project that carries a cost. And it needs help. The effort, led by Pat Nicometo and the Downtown Beautification Committee, ...
IRON MOUNTAIN – Three nurses retired from the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center on June 30, after serving a combined 95 years as VA nurses. The retirees include Susan Gray, RN, 30 years; Carrie Champion, LPN, 32 years; and Carol Hinds, LPN, 33 years. All three nurses worked in various ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — An apparent chemical overload sickened dozens of people using the Civic Center pool in Marinette on Friday night, authorities said. Twenty-three people were evaluated by EMS personnel at the Civic Center and then taken to the Bay Area Medical Center Emergency Room for ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County deputies and a Michigan State Police K-9 unit were searching the Quinnesec area Monday afternoon for a driver who fled a traffic stop on foot, sheriff’s office officials said. The driver reportedly has Michigan warrants for his or her arrest, officials ...
The Thomas Theatre Group displays their banner-level support for the recently completed YMCA Annual Campaign, which provides scholarship opportunities to ensure that all are provided an opportunity for health and wellness. The YMCA once again exceeded its annual campaign goal, which this year ...
IRON RIVER — Technology is making it easier for patients and providers to interact, which improves communication, safety and patient-provider relationships, according to officials with the four Aspirus hospitals in the Upper Peninsula. And these hospitals are at the leading edge of this ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn’s plan to build a display panel factory in the U.S. has sparked a flurry of lobbying by states vying to land what some economic development officials say is a once-in-a-generation prize. It’s not just jobs that are up for grabs ...
TURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sturgeon Bay in Door County remains divided on what to do with a key piece of waterfront land. City officials want to move forward with development of the land, but a dispute over how much of the land and water the city owns has slowed the project, Milwaukee Public ...
The organizers behind Italian Fest could use a few extra hands. The festival, set for Aug. 12 in downtown Iron Mountain, has put out a call for volunteers to work the event. Those willing can choose from three shifts and eight stations. Sign-up can be done online at the Italian Fest web site ...
HANCOCK — Working road construction is dangerous enough when things are going well, but when workers face intentional harassment and physical attacks from motorists, it becomes more dangerous. Dustin Provost, an employee of project contractor Hebert Construction of Iron River, said that ...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan business groups today defended twin oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac, saying Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 provides crucial energy supplies and is safer than transporting the oil another way. Representatives of several organizations, most with ...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Work has begun on a historical fiction film about the lumber industry in western Wisconsin. Filming began in Eau Claire on “The Lumber Baron” on July 17. The movie is set in 1910 Chippewa Valley and tells the story of a family lumber business, the Leader-Telegram ...
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — AAA Michigan says gas prices statewide have risen by about 5 cents per gallon in the past week. The Dearborn-based auto club says late Sunday the average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline was about $2.40 per gallon. That’s about 14 cents more than at ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Saturday in the Park has a second round of live music set for today, plus a full slate of activities for families and children in City Park. Gates open at 1 p.m. today. Children will be able to purchase a $10 game bracelet that includes all-day access to several bounce ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land’s most contested shrine boiled over into violence Friday that killed six people — three Palestinians in street clashes in Jerusalem and three Israelis in a stabbing attack at a West Bank settlement. The military ...
MARQUETTE — Officials aren’t expecting to learn anything more about how a 55-year-old woman lost for five days at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore managed to survive and turn up in good condition Wednesday afternoon. Kara Moore, of Milwaukee, reportedly doesn’t remember very much, due ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — To honor area veterans, the Menominee Range Historical Foundation Board of Governors will host an annual free day to their World War II Glider and Military Museum on Monday. All veterans are invited from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to tour, free of charge, the museum at the corner of ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — A gas leak prompted Niagara firefighters to evacuate the area of Mill and Clark streets for about two hours Friday afternoon. Workers with a private contractor were putting in new water and sewer lines on Mill Street about 12:30 p.m. when they hit a gas line, Niagara ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee unveiled a disputed plan Friday to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that could threaten medical care for thousands of patients in the coming weeks. The proposal by the ...
MARQUETTE — Police have been unable to substantiate an eyewitness report that a woman was abducted by two men Wednesday afternoon in Marquette Township. The witness reportedly saw two men force a white woman into a four-door dark blue sedan around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Venture ...