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Run IM awards thousands to Cancer Loan Closet, Airlifeline

IRON MOUNTAIN — Run Iron Mountain is once again giving back thousands of dollars to two local charities. The Dickinson County Cancer Unit Loan Closet and Northwoods Airlifeline each were awarded $9,860.25. “For me, this event is about community,” Run Iron Mountain Board Vice President ...

Widespread mail delays in area lead Bergman to question USPS officials

Continued and prolonged delays in mail delivery in the Iron Mountain and Kingsford area this month have prompted the U.S. representative for the Upper Peninsula to urge that U.S. Postal Service officials take steps to address the problem. U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, said in letter ...

Hearing scheduled Feb. 2 to review Dickinson recall petitions

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Election Commission will have a clarity hearing Monday, Feb. 2, concerning recall petitions submitted against four members of the Dickinson County Board. The petitions are directed at Board Chair Dan Harrington of Breitung Township, who represents ...

Schools cancel Friday classes throughout region

IRON MOUNTAIN — All schools in Dickinson and Iron counties — as well as North Central in Menominee County and the Wisconsin school districts of Niagara, Florence, Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine and Goodman-Armstrong Creek — will be closed Friday, most due to the extreme cold. A couple of local ...

Tribes oppose ending protections for roadless areas in national forests

Tribes in Wisconsin and beyond are opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to end protections for millions of acres of roadless areas on national forest land. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to repeal the “roadless rule” that’s been in place for 25 years. About 58 ...

Wisconsin’s revenue estimates about $1.5B higher than anticipated

According to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis, Wisconsin’s general fund balance at the end of the biennium, June 30, 2027, is projected to be $2.37 billion, about $1.53 billion above the projected balance when the 2025-27 biennial budget was enacted last year. According to the LFB on ...