Run Iron Mountain offers scenic races for all ages and abilities

September 18, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — Lace up, hit the course and celebrate at one of the Upper Peninsula’s most scenic and community-driven races. The 14th-annual Run Iron Mountain returns Saturday, Sept. 26, taking runners from downtown Iron…

Canada PM Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European…

Groups fight to keep national forests in Michigan road-free

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Conservation…

Wisconsin justices hear arguments on congressional district gerrymandering

Members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed open to redrawing the state’s U.S. House districts during oral arguments for two…

F-16 crashes during training in Michigan; pilot ejected safely

DETROIT (AP) — An F-16 pilot safely ejected before the fighter jet crashed Thursday in rural Michigan, sending plumes of…

DNR seeks to fill vacancies on UP Citizens’ Advisory Councils

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western…

Lifestyles

Wild Rivers Quilt Guild to host special guest

FLORENCE, Wis — Wild Rivers Quilt Guild will welcome a special speaker when it…

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Today's Birthdays

— Crystal Falls High School Class of 1969, luncheon second Wednesday of each month, 1 p.m.,…

Class Get-togethers

Local Sports

Kingsford downs Houghton, IM to extend win streak to four

KINGSFORD — The Kingsford boys soccer team extended its winning streak to four games…

Bills open new stadium with 41-31 win over Lions

RAPID RIVER — Norway bounced back from a loss in the opening match to defeat Rapid…

Norway tops Rapid River in volleyball

Packers face Jets on a 6-game skid going back to last season

Business

New business Acorn and Iris welcomed in downtown IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Acorn and Iris…

Canada PM Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal

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Mortgage rates brush 7%, putting further strain on housing market

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Opinion

State to install firewood quarantine starting Jan. 1

The problem with invasive species in Michigan has reached a point where the state is taking what it calls “the next step” to stem the spread: A quarantine on untreated firewood. Starting Jan. 1, such firewood cannot be brought in from outside Michigan under Act 189 of 1931 — The Insect Pest and Plant…

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