The Dickinson Area Community Foundation recently awarded a $500 Community Impact Grant to the Almost Home Animal Shelter. The grant was partially funded through a matching grant from the Pasahow Family Fund and will be used to provide spay and neuter services. The “Pawsitive Prevention ...

IRON RIVER — Aspirus Iron River Clinic is helping families stay healthy and prepared for respiratory season by offering walk-in flu shots from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. They close daily from noon to 1 p.m. No appointment is needed. Flu vaccinations are available for ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Residents of the Great Lakes region had a snowy Thanksgiving, as a weather system dropped precipitation across the area, particularly in the northern Upper Peninsula. Snowfall that began Wednesday persisted Thursday with winds and snow bands out of the north and ...

Colder weather and snow cover might bode well for the closing days of the Michigan and Wisconsin deer seasons that run through Sunday. Michigan’s 16-day firearm season began Nov. 15, while Wisconsin’s nine-day gun hunt opened Saturday. Wisconsin hunters registered 3.9% more deer during ...

Hundreds of runners of all ages enjoy a brisk Thanksgiving morning, participating in the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Turkey Trot. The 5K run/walk through neighborhood streets started and finished at Northern Lights YMCA. Prizes included pies for those with the most Turkey Day spirit. There were 478 ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Numerous small businesses in the area are gearing up for the 15th-annual Small Business Saturday. According to information provided by the Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority, Small Business Saturday was created by American Express in 2010, in response to the ongoing ...