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Spread Goodness Day: First National Bank delivers donations

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Friday marked the eighth-annual Spread Goodness Day. First National Bank & Trust employees continued its tradition of taking part by surprising area emergency/urgent care workers with grab-and-go foods, as well as making special donations to local animal shelters. ...

MSU Extension reaches beyond agriculture and 4-H

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IRON MOUNTAIN — While Michigan State University Extension has its roots deep in agriculture, that is not all the Extension does. The system dates back to 1862 when the Morrill Acts created the land grant system. The law specified the mission of certain institutions: to focus on the teaching ...

DNR hopes to confirm cougar is with her cubs

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The news Thursday that cougar cubs had turned up in the Upper Peninsula — Michigan’s first confirmed wild cubs in more than a century — sparked both elation and worry. The elation came that a female cougar may have actually made the 900-plus-miles journey from most likely the Black ...

Sen. Peters criticizes planned VA staff cuts

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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has joined Senate colleagues in raising alarm about plans by the Trump administration to cut nearly 20% of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ workforce. In a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins, Peters voiced strong opposition to the Department of ...

Habitat golf outing scheduled May 29

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Are you or your friends interested in a fun afternoon of golfing, on course games and community building? Consider registering for 23rd annual “Raise the Roof” Golf Outing Thursday, May 29 at TimberStone Golf Course in Iron Mountain. Pricing for the event has increased ...