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Spring is in no rush

Mother Nature's tug-of-war will continue to tease into next week as a hint of spring through Monday will be followed by plunging temperatures. Monday's predicted high at Iron Mountain-Kingsford is 71 degrees, while the highs Tuesday and Wednesday will be back in the 50s, according to the ...

Grant leads to upgrades at IXL museum in Hermansville

HERMANSVILLE — Hermansville’s IXL Historical Museum is moving forward with its facelift, thanks to a $50,000 grant funded by America250MI. Work on the 19th-century main office building started last fall. “Repairs to the damaged wood has been done and about 75% of the old layers of ...

Hometown Heroes banners to honor 24 in Kingsford

KINGSFORD — Registration for the city's Hometown Heroes Banner Program ended March 31 with 24 veterans to be honored, City Manager Mike Stelmaszek reported to the city council. The program is in its first year; the March 31 deadline was to ensure the banners would be ready in time to ...

Michigan considers ‘1 buck rule’ to balance herd, population

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb overpopulation in the Lower ...

Expanded primary care opens at VA Medical Center in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. ― The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center has announced the opening of its primary care expansion at the Iron Mountain VA facility. Primary care teams began seeing veteran patients in the new area on April 3. “Projects of this nature reflect our shared commitment ...

Bay College Greenhouse to have plant sale May 8

ESCANABA — The Bay College Greenhouse will sell native plant seedlings and vegetables from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Friday, May 8. This one-day event will take place at the greenhouse and Room 116 biology lab in the Math Science Building on the Escanaba campus. The 26th-annual sale ...