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City, township, school meetings scheduled

Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a recycling inftrastructure grant agreement and bid specifications for a new plow truck. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Felch Township Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at Felch Township Community Center. For more, go to https://felchtownship.com/. Sagola Township Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Sagola Community Building. For more, go to https://sagolatwp.com/. Kingsford City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. The agenda includes North ...

Program on mushrooms planned in Florence

FLORENCE, Wis. — A free outdoor program, “Basic Elementary Mushroom Program for the Novice Mushroom Hunter,” has been set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center in Florence. Margaret Mary Gerhard will teach fun facts about fungi, forage preparations, ethical harvest and forage etiquette and provide basic information for the novice mushroom hunter. This program will be in the lower level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource building, 5628 Forestry Drive on the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 101/70 in Florence. The public may also sign up to ...

US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Appeals from American tourism organizations seemed to be everywhere Josh Loewen looked over the last year. Billboards and banners proclaimed a state or city's love for Canada. Online and social media ads offered special deals for travelers from north of the border. As a ...

Some retailers open, government, banks and stock market closed on Labor Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers. The first U.S. Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Some 10,000 workers marched in a parade ...

Repeat at the fair

NORWAY — Different year, same result. For the second consecutive year, Mason Cayemberg and Chase Moraska found themselves on top of the Dickinson County Fair youth livestock market show Friday. Cayemberg, 10, captured grand champion honors with American Made, his 1,516-pound Angus-cross ...