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City, township meetings set for this week

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Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes police recruit tuition payment agreements. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Felch Township Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at Felch Township Community Center. For more, go to https://felchtownship.com/. Sagola Township Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Sagola Community Building. For more, go to https://sagolatwp.com/. Kingsford City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. The agenda includes a bid opening for a demolition at 420 Lawrence St. ...

AG Nessel warns of fraudulent emails

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LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging inmates and their families to be cautious amid reports of fraudulent emails sent through JPay — a platform that allows family and friends to send electronic messages to incarcerated individuals — including emails claiming to be from the attorney general. These emails falsely claim to support specific individuals who purport they can secure the release of prisoners. The Department of Attorney General and the attorney general do not send emails directly to inmates. Before taking action on an email they receive through JPay, ...

Several significant federal, state races on primary ballot

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Tuesday’s primary election in the region will determine candidates for an open U.S. Senate seat, for the 1st Congressional District, for governor and the contentious Republican side for state Senate. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The ballot also contains a number of local ...

Food truck owners look to revive The Stand in IR

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IRON RIVER — The owners of Banaltras food truck have purchased a landmark business in Iron River and are bringing it back to life. Banaltras owners Alexis Heimerl and Alyssa Marheine bought the The Stand in June and are now having the building totally renovated. “It’s a complete ...

Michigan, Minnesota reporting cyberattacks on water systems

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Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state's water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.” Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is being ...

Dickinson recall petition filed against Harrington

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IRON MOUNTAIN — A recall petition against Dickinson County Board Chairman Dan Harrington was submitted to the county clerk’s office Thursday, with a determination due later this month on whether a Nov. 3 election will be scheduled. Harrington was one of four Republican board members ...