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The DayDreamers to perform for MIP final concert

NORWAY — This week, Music in the Park will again partner with Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority’s Out to Lunch series for the fourth and final double-header concert of the summer with the DayDreamers. The free summertime music series will have its final 2026 concert at 7 p.m. ...

Easton’s Petal Promise

FELCH TOWNSHIP — What started with a 3-year-old’s wish to replace withered flowers at a cemetery gravesite has blossomed into Easton’s Petal Promise, a community project dedicated to spreading kindness one bouquet at a time. Easton Gustafson, daughter of Rachel and Bradley Gustafson ...

IM again turns to archery hunt to cull city deer herd

IRON MOUNTAIN — Permits will again be offered to archery hunters as Iron Mountain tries to match or even exceed last year’s record harvest of 112 deer from within city limits. The size of the herd remains troublesome, City Manager Jordan Stanchina acknowledged. There will be no changes ...

Former US Rep Ruppe from UP dies at age 99

HOUGHTON — Former U.S. Rep. Philip Edward Ruppe, an Upper Peninsula native who served six consecutive terms in the U.S. Congress, died Monday in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 99. Ruppe represented Michigan’s 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from Jan. 3, 1967, ...

Loon chick begins diving at Six Mile

The summer of the loon chick continues at Six Mile Lake. Last year, the first successful hatching on the lake within at least a decade ended with the chick disappearing in the first few weeks. The story this year has been far different. Perhaps it was more experienced parents. Perhaps just ...

State shuts down NMU truck driving program

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University truck driving school has been shuttered, courtesy of the Michigan Department of State office. The state agency served NMU with a cease-and-desist order Wednesday, mandating that the NMU Commercial Driver’s License Truck Driving Program halt ...