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Good ice for Tip-Up Town fishing tourney Saturday

SAGOLA — The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club is gearing up for its 52nd-annual Tip-Up Town of the U.P. on Saturday. With the recent extreme cold temperatures, the ice condition is the best they have had in years for the event, Club President Tony Erickson said. The forecast for ...

IM now expects new plow truck in early 2027

IRON MOUNTAIN — Buying a snow plow has turn complicated for the city of Iron Mountain, but a new one might be on the road within a year. The council at its first meeting in January chose a $302,316 bid from U.P. Truck Center of Quinnesec for a 4x4 Western Star truck with Monroe equipment ...

Stephenson man arrested for criminal sexual conduct

MENOMINEE COUNTY – A Stephenson man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after an investigation that began in Daggett Township in 2025. Jamil Gomez-Castro, 30, was taken in custody after the Menominee County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the investigation and issued ...

Officers, civilian honored for Ontonagon County ice rescue

SAGOLA — Five individuals were recognized earlier this week for their role in rescuing a Ontonagon man after he broke through the ice on Lake Gogebic in March 2024. The ceremony during the Michigan Department of Natural Resources meeting Monday at the Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club in ...

Assaults on prison staff have increased in Michigan

A union representing Michigan corrections officers is sounding alarms over an increase in violent assaults against prison staff, alleging the state is too often holding dangerous prisoners in lower-security settings not designed to house them. In 2024, there were 71 assaults on employees at ...

Fornetti Dental to host ‘Dentistry from the Heart’ on Saturday

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the 20th consecutive year, the John Fornetti Dental Center of Iron Mountain will host “Dentistry from the Heart” on Saturday. The program runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and operates on a “first come, first served” basis. No advance appointments will be ...