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Township, county, school meetings scheduled

Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in room 259 of Florence County High School, Florence, Wis. The agenda includes academic standards and a shared service agreement with the Niagara School District. Iron Mountain Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in the media center at 300 W. B St., Iron Mountain. The agenda includes policy updates, resignations and hirings. For more, go to https://imschools.org/en-US. Norway Township Board will meet at 5:15 p.m. today at the ...

Kaleidoscope Jos performs Thursday in IM and Norway

NORWAY — Music in the Park continues Thursday as the Kaleidoscope Jos performs at 7 p.m. at the band shell in downtown Norway. CJo is Carolyn Jo Weber, and she’s been at Music in the Park previously with a variety of talented groups. She got her start performing with her dad Gary’s ...

DOT starts M-95 culvert project in Marquette County

ISHPEMING — The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing about $88,000 to replace a culvert on M-95 southwest of Marquette County Road FLK in Humboldt Township. The project started Tuesday and is expected to be completed tomorrow. Drivers should expect one lane of alternating traffic with temporary traffic signals in the work zone.

Funday event to celebrate and make final push on playground

IRON MOUNTAIN — In celebration of the progress made on its “Everyone Plays!” project, Lake Antoine Park Partners will host a Sunday Funday from 1 to 4 p.m. July 19 at the beachfront playground. “We want to recognize what we have accomplished with our awesome community,” said ...

Summer forecast is ‘normal’ as hottest days lie ahead

IRON MOUNTAIN — The National Weather Service has a neutral outlook on temperatures in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin for the rest of summer, but slightly favors below-normal rainfall. For the near term, extreme heat is expected next week, with highs into the upper 90s on ...

Northwoods notebook: Life cycles through a too-fast summer

It’s already midsummer. One of the few drawbacks of living in the Northwoods is summer seems all too fleeting, the June frenzy of nesting and births quickly passing by July. Yet a few creatures still are looking to create another generation while the time is ripe. Some are on a second ...