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Remember when?

NIAGARA, Wis. — This week’s “Remember When?” — provided by the Niagara Area Historical Museum — continues the “Life Behind the Mill” series, looking back at the families who made their homes along the Menominee River in the early days of Niagara. While John Stoveken Sr. had ...

New climbing structures coming to City Park

IRON MOUNTAIN — New playground structures carrying an installed cost of nearly $238,000 will soon be on their way to Iron Mountain City Park, replacing equipment that dates to the early 1990s. The Iron Mountain City Council on Monday approved acquisition of two Penchura structures through ...

Breitung awarded grant for park trees

Breitung Township will receive a grant of $21,412 through Michigan’s Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Grant Program. The funds are for park tree planting, care and maintenance, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Statewide, nearly ...

State: Voter citizenship proposal shouldn’t make Michigan ballot

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — A group aiming to require proof of citizenship and toughen Michigan voter ID rules does not have enough signatures to make the November ...

Starbucks opens in Iron Mountain

After a soft opening Monday, Starbucks was expected to be fully open to greet customers today at its new store at 1950 S. Stephenson Ave., Iron Mountain, just north of Walmart. Planned hours of operation for the new store are 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The development is the first at the site ...