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Lake Antoine Classic early registration deadline today

IRON MOUNTAIN — The 49th-annual Lake Antoine Classic will be Saturday, Aug. 15, at Lake Antoine Park, with all proceeds from the race staying in the community to support Special Olympics. Competitive events include a 15K run around Fumee, 5-mile run around Lake Antoine, and a 5K run along Lake Antoine. Non-competitive events include 15K bike around Fumee, 5-mile walk around Lake Antoine, and a 5K walk along Lake Antoine. Registration and complete race details can be found through Runsignup.com — search for 2026 Lake Antoine Classic. Race fees will increase $5 per event at the ...

Michigan voters approve 96% of road millage renewals

LANSING — Voters across Michigan expressed support for local road millages during Tuesday's primary election, approving 92% of new millages and 96% of renewal proposals on local ballots, according to data provided by Lansing-based Gongwer News Service. Residents in counties, cities, villages and townships voted to continue or expand their investment in local roads to complement the additional state dollars pledged from the 2025 Road Funding Package. A total of 156 local road millage proposals — 107 renewals and 50 increases — appeared on ballots across the state. That number ...

‘Understanding Black Bears’ presentation set for Aug. 18

FLORENCE, Wis. — The public is invited to the next free monthly Outdoor Education Program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the lower-level conference room of the Florence Natural Resource building, 5628 Forestry Drive, on the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 101/70 in Florence. Richard P. Smith, an outdoor writer and photographer from Marquette, will present “Understanding Black Bears: Their Biology & Life History.” He has also written a book with the same title as his PowerPoint presentation. That book and other books he’s written about bears and deer hunting can be purchased after ...

CDC: 15 states now linked to lettuce cyclospora outbreak

NEW YORK (AP) — Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated ...

Remember when?

IRON MOUNTAIN — This week’s “Remember when?” provides some details on the Pewabic Mine that was active on Iron Mountain’s east side more than a century ago. The Pewabic Mine was established east of Millie Hill by Dr. Nelson P. Hulst in 1887 and was in operation until about 1918, ...

IM to pay $50K to train new officers

IRON MOUNTAIN — Two recruits will soon begin training to fill vacancies in the Iron Mountain Police Department, with the city covering their cost to attend Northwestern Michigan College Police Academy in Traverse City. The city council Monday authorized an estimated cost of nearly $50,000 for the training. The recruits will be expected to remain in the force for four years before they’re free of any repayment obligation. In the past, training costs have been largely covered by the state’s Public Safety Academy Assistance grant program. Those funds, however, are exhausted and ...