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A ‘win-win’: Dr. Jacobs reflects on a lifetime of care

IRON MOUNTAIN — When Don Jacobs, now 95, was in fourth grade, his teacher asked the class what they wanted to be when they grew up. He remembers roughly 90% of the girls said nurse, the boys firefighter or policeman. Jacobs chose doctor. He thinks that perhaps stemmed from when he had a ...

Hermansville to showcase restored landmark

HERMANSVILLE — A newly restored piece of Hermansville’s history will take center stage Saturday as the IXL Historical Museum hosts a rededication ceremony celebrating the completion of the exterior restoration project. The event, held in conjunction with Hermansville’s annual Fourth of ...

No Daily News on Saturday due to holiday

IRON MOUNTAIN – With no mail delivery due to the federal Independence Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Saturday. The weekend’s color comics is in today’s edition, along with the daily Almanac for July 4 on the Opinion page. The Daily News offices will be closed today. Most staff will not be back in the office until 8 a.m. Monday. Monday will have a newspaper as usual.

Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the United States, many Americans are celebrating their country's 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan shouting. All the fingernails-on-chalkboard screeching out of Washington. All the clamor of social media agitprop. Instead, in varied ways, ...

Budget deal elusive for Michigan lawmakers

After working late on Wednesday to send 2026-27 fiscal year budget negotiations to the respective leaders of the state House, Senate and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office, lawmakers on Thursday said they were no closer to a deal than they were the previous evening. House and Senate ...

Governors press US Postal Service to drop Trump’s election order

A group of Democratic governors asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an executive order from President Donald Trump to create a federal list of eligible voters and potentially limit who can receive a ballot in the mail. The president ...