Dear Heloise: Regarding donations to women’s shelters: Ask your local law enforcement or social services agency if they would be willing to drop the donations off for you. They recognize the security issues and are most helpful, since they have seen the problems up close. — Elle Smith, in ...

Dear Readers: I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your many responses to “Left Speechless,” the 55-year-old mother who felt herself struggling with how to reply to strangers when asked if she is her childrens’ mother or grandmother. We have such a supportive and insightful Dear Annie ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin Extension—Florence County has partnered with Edvest 529 to gift one Florence County Elementary student a $200 College Savings Account at the Florence Elementary School Open House. Sixth grade student Aubrey Pataconi was the winner. She shared ...

KINGSFORD — The Dickinson Conservation District will be hosting a pyrography (wood burning art) event at Cowboy Lake Park in Kingsford from 1 to 3 p.m. today. The event is free and open to the public. The instructor is Joshua Isaac, district forester for Dickinson County. Contact him with ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain-Kingsford Women’s Club will have its monthly meeting at noon Friday, Oct. 4, at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. Reservations from club members are due by Monday, Sept. 30. They can be made by calling or texting Social Chairwoman Joyel Brule at ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 22 years, and my husband and I have three teenagers together. My issue is, I caught my husband cheating three years ago and found out that his affair had lasted six years. He claimed that he wasn’t getting his needs met at home. Nonetheless, it broke my ...