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Hope 2 Help walk, event Sunday in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — The community is invited to the eighth-annual Hope 2 Help Suicide Awareness Event and Walk on Sunday. The event, which is hosted by Dickinson-Iron Communities That Care, will run from 1 to 5 p.m. at the downtown parking lot across from the Dickinson County Library on Iron ...

Bay’s LPN program may not be reinstated until later in 2026

A relaunch of Bay College’s Practical Nursing certificate program may have to wait until the summer or fall of 2026, rather than January, the college stated in a news release Friday. The college announced it has received a response from the Michigan Board of Nursing regarding its LPN ...

DNR: Wisconsin wolf population up to 1,200

State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the revised estimates Thursday at the first meeting of its wolf advisory ...

Gardell, of ‘Mike and Molly’ fame, to perform at Island

ESCANABA — Billy Gardell, a comedian and actor perhaps best known for starring as one of the titular characters in the sitcom “Mike and Molly,” will take the stage at the Island Resort & Casino Showroom in Harris for a live stand-up comedy show Saturday, Sept. 20. An amiable Gardell ...

Work begins on accessible playground at Lake Antoine

IRON MOUNTAIN — Construction is underway for the new accessible playground at Lake Antoine Park in Iron Mountain. A portion of the concrete work was completed Thursday, which includes sidewalks and curbing. Construction of a new pathway that will connect to the new space to the ...