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Michigan plans to reissue Line 5 permit amid federal review, court fight

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) State environmental officials plan to reissue a key water quality permit for the Line 5 tunnel, according to a preliminary decision announced ...

IM raises parking fines, sets fees for new cemetery area

IRON MOUNTAIN — Fines for parking violations are going up in Iron Mountain, an adjustment that city officials say is the first since 2010. As approved by the city council Monday, general parking tickets will rise by $20, while tickets for violating the overnight winter parking ban will rise ...

Harbor Freight to open store in Midtown Mall this summer

Tool and equipment retailer Harbor Freight plans to open a store in Iron Mountain this summer at the north end of the Midtown Mall. A grand opening date for the store at 1052 S. Stephenson Ave. will be announced later, the company said Tuesday in a news release. Maple Creek Restaurant, ...

Kingsford names top 10% in Class of 2026

KINGSFORD — Breitung Township Schools has announced the top 10% in Kingsford High School’s Class of 2026. They include: — Landon Adam is the son of Michael and Angela Adam. He plans to study mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics at the University of Michigan. — ...

M-69 resurfacing work to begin in Felch Township

FELCH TOWNSHIP ­— The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to start work as early as today on a $1.4 million M-69 resurfacing project in Felch Township. The project will include 9 miles of M-69 from west of the Felch Township Community Center to east of Oakes Road, and will include ...

Remember when?

This week’s “Remember when?” looks back at the Boyington House, a fixture on the corner of Genesee and Second streets in downtown Iron River for more than 80 years. The 50-room hotel, built by Andrew Jackson Boyington, opened on Nov. 1, 1882. Boyington was one of the first residents ...