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Program Nov. 18 in Crivitz on youth marijuana use

CRIVITZ, Wis. — Communities that Care of Marinette & Menominee Counties invites community members to attend its community talk, “Marijuana, Teens and Tomorrow,” an educational town hall focused on youth marijuana use, its potential impacts, and what parents, caregivers and communities need to know to help protect the next generation. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Crivitz High School Auditorium, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for light refreshments and giveaway registration. The evening will feature a 45-minute documentary screening of ...

Menominee County Democrats to meet

MENOMINEE — The Menominee County Democratic Party will meet Tuesday, Nov. 17, with a light meal at 5 p.m. followed by the business meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the ground floor meeting room behind front desk at Spies Library, 940 First St., Menominee. Items on the agenda include midterm election reflections and looking ahead to 2027. The public is welcome but only current paid members can vote.

Acorn and Iris more than might seem at first glance

IRON MOUNTAIN — People who first come into Acorn and Iris in downtown Iron Mountain often are surprised not only by the size of the store but the scope of items offered. Acorn and Iris opened in June at 110 E. B St. in Iron Mountain, in the lower level of a building purchased by owners ...

Forecast points to mild winter as drought turns extreme

Temperatures in the Upper Peninsula this winter may range 4 to 6 degrees higher than average as a potentially record-setting El Nino is expected to shape global weather patterns, according to AccuWeather forecasters. El Nino, characterized by warmer-than-normal sea-surface temperatures over ...

DNR to probe how 27 lake sturgeon got trapped in UP

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is embarking on a three-year project to understand why nearly 30 threatened lake sturgeon became trapped last summer near the Ontonagon River in the Upper Peninsula. The DNR is reviewing historical river flow and water temperature ...

Man accused in Menominee County camper fire, IM hit-and-run

A 21-year-old Stephenson man was arrested today after he allegedly hit a person with his vehicle in an Iron Mountain parking lot Sunday night and then set fire to a camper at a Menominee County home early today, according to state police at the Iron Mountain post. The hit-and-run victim was treated for injuries at a local hospital and released, troopers said in a news release. The suspect was at the Dickinson County Jail. His name was not released pending arraignment. Troopers from the Iron Mountain MSP Post and Iron Mountain police were dispatched at 7:07 p.m. Sunday after ...