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Forecast turns neutral for fall and winter

IRON MOUNTAIN — After a warm start to fall, the National Weather Service is serving up a neutral forecast stretching into winter across the Upper Peninsula. From now through December, above-normal temperatures are favored over much of the U.S., but the upper Great Lakes is an exception, NWS ...

UP lawmakers offer comments on state budget

In addition to a massive boost in road funding, the Michigan budget finalized early Friday includes a continuation of school breakfast and lunch programs and dedicated transportation funding for rural districts, Upper Peninsula lawmakers said. The final framework reduces the state budget ...

Hello Again aims to have something for all tastes

IRON MOUNTAIN — Hello Again LLC offers customers a chance to give new life to unique household items. The business, operated by Julie Munn Huppert, will celebrate its eighth anniversary Oct. 17. Huppert got into the business when the woman who owned the shop was looking to get out of ...

Boards, councils to meet this week

Breitung Township Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the township hall in Quinnesec. The agenda includes the fire department’s organization and budget. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a proposed rezoning request for 1040 ...

Celebrating Viking-style at Leif Erikson Festival in Norway

NORWAY — Nearly 500 years before Columbus set sail, Viking explorer Leif Erikson landed on the shores of North America. The city of Norway will come together to celebrate that Norse adventurer Saturday, Oct. 11, with its 33nd-annual Leif Erikson Festival. The annual fall event, which ...