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The Maxx Entertainment Center offers events, recreation for all

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Maxx Entertainment Center continues to work on exciting developments at the venue, its owner said. Iron Mountain needs more things to do, in Dave Fraser’s opinion, and he seeks to have a place that provides that in a casual setting. “I think there is a need for ...

Anti-Karamo faction picks Hoekstra as MIGOP’s new chair

Pete Hoekstra, a former U.S. House member and ambassador to the Netherlands, was chosen Saturday in Lansing as the new chair of the Michigan Republican Party by a faction that earlier this month voted to oust Chair Kristina Karamo over the party’s dwindling finances. Control of the ...

Fatal crash on US 41 on Friday

MARQUETTE — A 50-year-old Marquette woman was killed in a traffic crash Friday on U.S. 41 at the intersection of County Road AKE in Champion Township near Michigamme, the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office said. Tara Gluski was a passenger in a westbound SUV that appeared to turn into the ...

Dems believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said recently that he was “proud” to have a hand in overturning the abortion protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade, Democratic pollster Celinda Lake took it as a political gift, thinking to herself, “Oh my God, we ...

Local boards, commissions meet this week

By Daily News staff Norway Township Planning Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the township hall in Vulcan. Dickinson County Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at the courthouse in Iron Mountain. The agenda includes a Michigan State University-Extension presentation. For more, go to ...

Former shelter dog earns agility title

MANITOWOC, Wis. — Katydid It, or “Katie,” a 9-year-old mixed-breed dog owned by Tammy Carlson of Kingsford earned her United Grand Agility Champion title in Manitowoc, Wis., at Liberty All Breed K9 Club’s UKC Agility trial last fall. To achieve this title, the team must earn a total ...