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Grounded due to weather

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the first time in 23 years, the Kiwanis Ski Club lost its entire weekend of ski jumping at Pine Mountain due to the weather — and the sport’s governing body lost one of its favorite events on the International Continental Cup circuit. “It’s always a highlight ...

St. Vincent Tree Service climbing in the business

NIAGARA, Wis. — St. Vincent Tree Service, which is going on 11 years in business, specializes in "goin' where the big trucks can't." The business is operated by Chris St. Vincent, with help from his daughter, Tayler, as secretary, and support from his wife, Danielle. "I think you ...

City, township meetings scheduled

Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The panel will establish a public hearing for a special use permit. Kingsford Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. ...

Iron River to welcome Olympian Baumgartner on Wednesday

IRON RIVER — The Iron River community will welcome home Olympic champion snowboarder Nick Baumgartner on Wednesday after his recent participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. A 2022 Olympic gold medalist, Baumgartner again represented Team USA on the world stage this year. While ...

Wisconsin Assembly passes two PFAS mitigation bills

More than 30 months after Gov. Tony Evers signed the 2023-25 biennial budget into law, setting aside $125 million to help Wisconsin communities mitigate PFAS pollution in the state’s drinking water, the Wisconsin Assembly on Friday unanimously passed two bills to get the money out the door. ...

Tribe wants court to halt Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin

A northern Wisconsin tribe wants a court to halt construction of Enbridge’s $450 million reroute of an oil and gas pipeline around its reservation after an administrative law judge upheld state permits for the project. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a petition Thursday ...