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Remember when?

This week’s “Remember when?” explores the Triangle Ranch, a failed attempt to “test out exhaustively the practicability of large-scale, capitalistic manufacturing methods in agriculture” by raising pedigreed Hereford cattle, according to information provided by the Menominee Range ...

Dr. Donald Jacobs, longtime area family physician, dies at age 95

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dr. Donald Jacobs, who treated generations of families during his more than 60 years practicing medicine in the region, died Sunday at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson. He was 95. His daughter, Cheryl Jacobs, said her father stayed lucid and able to direct how he wanted ...

US ban on $1B in Canadian imports goes into effect

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to ...

Breitung Twp accepts ‘huge asset’ in firefighting UTV

QUINNESEC — Breitung Township Fire Department has improved its response capabilities with the acquisition of a new utility terrain vehicle that allows personnel to reach remote areas and off-road sites. Township officials got a closer look at the equipment during a board meeting Monday as ...

Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six Flags Magic Mountain is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride. The Southern California theme park said Tuesday that it is permanently shuttering the ride after nearly 20 years. Six Flags recently ...