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Leon Hodgins

Dayna and Stephen Hodgins of Kingsford, a son, Leon Lawrence, born Feb. 23, 2026, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Weight was 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Grandparents are Barb and Dean DeRidder of Iron Mountain and Tammy and Dave Hodgins of Homestead, Wis. Great-grandparents are ...

Choosing my next chapter

Dear Annie: My children are trying to move me into assisted living, and I feel like I’m being slowly erased. I am in my early 80s, and I still live in the home where I raised my kids. It is not fancy, but it is mine. I know every creaky stair. I know which window sticks in the winter. I ...

Today’s Birthdays

March 4, 2026 Wyatt McCurdy, Norway Conner Hansen, 19, Iron Mountain

IC Genealogical Society to meet Thursday

IRON RIVER —The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White Conference Room at the West Iron District Library in Iron River. Local author Janet Rohde will speak about her connection to Iron County and how it has influenced her writing. She has ...

Brunch fundraiser planned Saturday

IRON RIVER — The Community Christian Women organization invites women of all ages to a March Meals Madness Brunch from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Grace Covenant Church in Iron River. The brunch is free, and women are asked to bring nonperishable food items that will be donated to the local ...

Make the most of the food you buy

Dear Heloise: When I buy a rotisserie chicken, I eat one leg and thigh while it is nice, warm and tasty. Then I put the bag of chicken in the fridge. I later take the breast meat off for chicken salad to eat alone or as a sandwich, and I always put a 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder in the chicken ...