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A new place to play

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Iron Mountain is turning to the community to help give its students a new place to play, learn and make memories, launching a fundraising campaign to replace its aging wooden playground structure. The kindergarten through eighth-grade ...

Edwards to replace Cummings on Dickinson library board

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Vulcan man has been named to serve a five-year term on the Dickinson Library Board as William Cummings, the panel’s longtime chairman, steps down. Jeffrey Edwards II, office manager and controller at Edwards Automotive Inc., was appointed Monday by the county board in a ...

Dickinson delays approval of public defenders contract

IRON MOUNTAIN — A contract for criminal defense services for indigent individuals in Dickinson County remains on hold, although the county is already participating in the regional arrangement. The county board was scheduled to adopt the contract at its regular meeting Monday, but tabled it because Prosecuting Attorney Abbey Anderson was unable to attend. Meanwhile, Board Chairman Dan Harrington questioned whether Superior Defense, a non-profit corporation formed to provide public defenders in Iron, Dickinson and Delta counties, has too big of a budget. Harrington relayed concerns to ...

Some monarchs tagged in Wisconsin arrive in Mexico

After a nearly 1,400-mile flight, Snickers has made it. And so have David, Nancy, Otto and Bug — just to name a few. They’re the monarch butterflies who have been tracked by the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance since September when they were tagged in Wisconsin. Their migration ...

Menominee couple arrested after UPSET investigation

MENOMINEE COUNTY — Two Menominee residents were arrested and arraigned on multiple felony drug and firearm charges after an Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team investigation. Mason Thomas Berden, 25, and Kirstie Anna Paris, 28, were arraigned Nov. 5 in the Menominee County 95-A ...