KINGSFORD — When Kingsford Middle School officials decided to do a week-long Play It Forward challenge to raise money for the Lake Antoine Park Partners’ playground fundraising push, they set a modest goal because of the short time span. Lake Antoine Park Partners launched its ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County’s taxable value rose by $55 million in 2026, an increase of 4.7%, according to Equalization Director Matt Baumgartner. Baumgartner presented the annual apportionment report to the county board Monday, noting the county’s total taxable value is $1.23 billion. The $55 million increase is due to new construction, the uncapping or transfer of certain properties, and higher assessments no more than the inflation cap. The valuation increase of 4.7% compares with a 2026 inflation rate cap for taxable valuations of 2.7% set by the Michigan State Tax ...
MENOMINEE COUNTY — A Daggett man who faced almost a dozen counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct alongside his fiancée has pleaded no contest to two counts. Travis Scott Thiry, 45, was initially charged with 11 felony counts of first-degree CSC involving a person under the age ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The ...
This week's "Remember when?" feature — provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum of Iron Mountain — traces the history of the Methodist congregation in Iron River, from its beginnings in the 1890s through its merger with another congregation in 1957. The Methodist congregation ...
TOWN OF PORTERFIELD, Wis. — A Crivitz, Wis., man died late Monday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed into the back of a vehicle in Marinette County. The crash was reported about 4:40 p.m. Monday on State Highway 180 near Sequin Road in the Town of Porterfield, according to a news release from Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller. Brian Thoreson, 42, was traveling north on Highway 180 on a Harley-Davidson when he apparently failed to react in time to a vehicle in front of him that was slowing to stop for another vehicle turning left. He then collided with the back of the ...
