VA center to have all-female health care enrollment events

July 23, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the first time, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is rolling out an enrollment event just for women who served. Two dates have been set: 4 to 7 p.m. Central time Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Northern Lights YMCA, 800 Crystal Lake Blvd., Iron Mountain; and 4 to 7 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Northern Lights YMCA, 2000 N. 30th St., Escanaba. Led entirely by the VA’s all-female outreach and enrollment team, this is a unique opportunity for female veterans in the Iron Mountain and Escanaba areas to get the care and benefits they deserve — often ...

Dickinson Conservation District to have annual meeting, elections

July 23, 2026

KINGSFORD — The 78th-annual meeting and board elections for Dickinson Conservation District will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Kingsford High School, 431 Hamilton Ave., Kingsford. The event will include updates from Dickinson Conservation District, and conservation partner updates. A Native Plant Symposium will follow from 1 to 4 p.m., with a charge of $20 per person. Board elections will be during this meeting, with Angela Koprowski running unopposed for an open board seat. Absentee ballots for the election are currently available at the Dickinson Conservation ...

Food, Fun and Fitness finale for summer 2026

July 23, 2026

FLORENCE, Wis. — The fourth and final week of Food, Fun, and Fitness has concluded, and with it the program ends until next summer. For their final week, participants enjoyed water activities, bingo, making smoothies on the smoothie bike, making telescopes and many more fun projects and ...

Police officer shoots, kills man near state Capitol in Madison

July 23, 2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison police officer shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest, the city’s police chief said Wednesday. Cellphone video of the shooting circulated on social media shortly after the incident. Three gunshots can be heard on the ...

Remember when?

July 22, 2026

This week’s “Remember when?” — provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum of Iron Mountain — takes readers back to the early days of education in Iron Mountain. The first school in the Iron Mountain area opened in 1881 at the corner of Brown and Iron Mountain streets, ...

IM-K curbside recycling grant is approved

July 22, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — Carts for curbside recycling will likely be delivered to the cities of Iron Mountain and Kingsford soon with 80% of the cost of the purchase covered through a state grant. The total grant — which is pending — is $299,257, according to the Michigan Department of ...