IRON MOUNTAIN — Cyclists and runners will have the chance to test themselves in two very different endurance events next weekend, as the Dickinson Trail Network hosts its annual Tour de Dickinson on Saturday, Aug. 1, followed by the Pine Mountain 500 on Sunday, Aug. 2. “We had great ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Millage renewals for Dickinson County roads and the Norway-Vulcan Senior Citizens Center are on Aug. 4 primary election ballots, along with a joint millage in Breen, Felch and West Branch townships for Nordic Ambulance. Sagola Township, meanwhile, seeks the renewal of ...
MANISTIQUE — The annual Tour Da Yoop, eh cycling event was set to kick off today from Manistique on its 10-day, 1,200-mile journey around the Upper Peninsula. Tour Da Yoop raises funds and awareness for bike safety and families battling childhood cancer through its partnership with U.P. ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The police shooting death of a homeless man who wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with protesters and community groups demanding accountability and an end to racial injustice. Corey Durell Ruiz, 38, was shot ...
BARAGA — A former Michigan Department of Corrections officer at an Upper Peninsula prison faces a felony charge after being accused of opening a cell door, which allowed an inmate to assault another corrections officer. Shelby Pennock, 44, was arraigned July 14 in the 97th District Court ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — For the first time, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is rolling out an enrollment event just for women who served. Two dates have been set: 4 to 7 p.m. Central time Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Northern Lights YMCA, 800 Crystal Lake Blvd., Iron Mountain; and 4 to 7 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Northern Lights YMCA, 2000 N. 30th St., Escanaba. Led entirely by the VA’s all-female outreach and enrollment team, this is a unique opportunity for female veterans in the Iron Mountain and Escanaba areas to get the care and benefits they deserve — often ...
