Breaking News

Tadych’s Marketplace Foods in IM to close in August

IRON MOUNTAIN — Tadych’s Marketplace Foods, a grocery store that has been a fixture in Iron Mountain since 1987, will shut its doors by the end of August. Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc., which purchased the store at 1600 Stephenson Ave. in 2021, posted on the Marketplace Foods, Iron ...

Air quality alert remains in effect

An air quality alert remains in effect today in the Upper Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across the region. Conditions, however, were expected to improve from Friday, when the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ...

How wildfire smoke can attack the body

Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ...

Wildlife, as well, will need relief from smoke

The thick wildfire smoke that has dominated the region this week created hazardous air quality unlike anything most had ever experienced before, even in past severe wildfire years. It led the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to advise that everyone — regardless ...

Sunday Funday event at Lake Antoine Park

IRON MOUNTAIN — Lake Antoine Park Partners will host a Sunday Funday from 1 to 4 p.m. to promote its “Everyone Plays!” beachfront playground. “We want to recognize what we have accomplished with our awesome community,” LAPP President Allison Lucier said. “We encourage everyone to come and try out the new equipment, play some games and enjoy treats at the park.” The free, family-friendly event will feature yard games, a bake sale and concessions, including popcorn, frozen pops, soda and water. LAPP merchandise also will be available for purchase. Board members will be ...