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Reclassification may allow transfer of City Park deer

IRON MOUNTAIN — A plan to send the deer at Iron Mountain City Park to an Upper Peninsula zoo is moving forward, one step at a time. Barring a glitch, a transfer could take place much later this year. A new Michigan license is in hand that reclassifies the deer enclosure from a “game ...

IM man gets jail, not prison, in attack on GOP headquarters

IRON MOUNTAIN — A young Iron Mountain man who admitted trying to set the Dickinson County Republican Committee Headquarters on fire in July was spared a prison sentence Monday. Zayn Arcand instead was given 12 months in jail, with five months held in abeyance and credit for 34 days already ...

Wassgren drops out of race for Wisconsin US House seat

The crowded Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District seat got smaller Tuesday, as GOP candidate Paul Wassgren of Ashland announced he’s suspending his campaign. In a statement, Wassgren said he’s dropping out of the race “to assist Republican efforts throughout ...

Environmental advocates slam USFS for advancing UP logging project

After the release of a preliminary decision to move forward with a logging project in Ottawa National Forest, members of a Chicago-based environmental advocacy group are arguing the U.S. Forest Service did not properly consider the project’s overall environmental impact. On Thursday, the ...

Swedish Passport, two other Norway businesses get DDA facade grants

NORWAY — The Norway Downtown Development Authority has announced the three businesses recommended to receive the 2025-2026 Facade Improvement Grant. Robert and Barb Thorne, owners of the Swedish Passport in Norway, have qualified for a $20,000 grant from the DDA to support improvements to ...

Flood warnings to remain in effect through week

The National Weather Service on Monday said river flooding in the region, while decreasing, will persist through this week. Snow melt has resulted in rivers reaching critical levels, forecasters said. The Dickinson County Road Commission on Monday reopened the Sturgeon River bridge on ...