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UP Championship Rodeo celebrates the West in western Iron County

IRON RIVER — The 58th-annual Upper Peninsula Championship Rodeo will again bring the Wild West to western Iron County on Friday and Saturday. Three rodeo performances are set — 7:30 p.m. Friday and 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday — and will feature competitions in bull riding, bareback and ...

IM pushes back at Flagstar’s tax appeal

IRON MOUNTAIN — A property tax appeal filed by Flagstar Bank has led Iron Mountain officials to seek legal help to settle the case. A Michigan Tax Tribunal petition filed in May 2025 shows Flagstar seeking a reduction in taxable value from $730,721 to $350,000. The tribunal last month ...

Unique ‘medieval’ circus coming to Kingsford park

KINGSFORD — The Kingdom of Wonders Medieval Circus will bring its unique show to Lodal Park in Kingsford this weekend, with shows at 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The two-year-old circus has no animals or clowns. Instead, it’s a story-driven show with a Renaissance-theme featuring ...

Contractor selected for 2027 Kingsford water line project

KINGSFORD — Oberstar Inc. of Marquette will be hired to replace approximately 320 residential water service lines in Kingsford at the recommendation of project engineers GEI Consultants of Kingsford. Oberstar will replace service lines south of Breitung Avenue — commonly known as the ...

Plan would allow Lower Michigan hunters to harvest ‘bonus’ buck

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Hunters in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula may not have to be limited to killing just one buck a year after all. The state’s Natural Resources ...

Threads of Wisdom

IRON MOUNTAIN — In the quiet of the Dickinson County Library, a growing collection of framed reflections is doing something simple but powerful — sparking conversations between generations. The Threads of Wisdom visual display, created by Senior Crafting Connections, features messages, ...