COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House would ban the farming of mink fur in the United States in an effort to stem possible mutations of the coronavirus, something researchers have said can be accelerated when the virus spreads among animals. The bill introduced this ...

NORWAY — A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently took place for the newest Forslund Building Supply store at 109 W. U.S. 2 in Norway. The third-generation, family-owned business was founded as a sawmill, with a small retail sales office, by Carl and Lillian Forslund in 1950 and has expanded to ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — First National Bank & Trust has promoted Beth Linn to operations manager. Linn obtained a bachelor of science in accounting from Lake Superior State University and is also certified through ECCHO as an national check professional. She previously worked at FNBT from 1998 ...

Talent is needed everywhere these days, and the Dickinson County area is experiencing a tight labor market like many communities. With unemployment at 4.7% and the lingering pandemic effects keeping some workers out of the workforce, many job openings go unfilled for an extended time, which ...

NORWAY — A long-running Norway business that provides animal feed, farming and gardening supplies and more is under new ownership. The former Ray’s Feed Mill at 120 E. Ninth Ave. on April 1 became Parker’s Feed and Supply. The owner, 41-year-old Charles Parker, comes from a family ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Iron Mountain Rec Center founder and owner Dave Fraser has let his customers guide him on how to grow the business.  It’s helped him develop the former Ball & Christy Furniture Co. store right behind Wendy’s on Stephenson Avenue into a place to play arcade games, ...