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Roadside cleanup crew

Members of the Norse Drengrs Riding Club were out Sunday doing roadside cleanup chores along a 2-mile stretch of U.S. 141 just south of Niagara, Wis., to Johns Road. From left, in back are Paul Krueger, Nathan Cotterman and Josh Westrich; in front are Neal Pawlikowski, Mark Jicha, Logan ...

New cancer center to open in IM this summer

IRON MOUNTAIN — More than $2.5 million has been raised through private donations for a regional cancer center scheduled to open July 15 at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson, county board members learned Monday. Jill Steckbauer, gift officer for the Marshfield Clinic Health System ...

Patients give IM’s VA center high marks for trust

IRON MOUNTAIN — The level of trust veterans have in care received at Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center has risen to 94.9%, a recent survey showed. That level is up from 90.8% in 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced in a news release. Additionally, nationwide trust in VA ...

Florence County DA Drexler to leave office after 32 years

FLORENCE, Wis. — The longtime district attorney for Florence County has decided he will not seek re-election this fall. Douglas J. Drexler recently announced he will leave Jan. 1 when his current term ends after 32 years as prosecutor in Florence County. “Please know that it has been a ...

Lake sturgeon not endangered, US says, despite concerns from conservationists

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished. The decision ends the Arizona-based Center of Biological ...

IM-K Community Schools preschool registration underway

IRON MOUNTAIN — Iron Mountain - Kingsford Community Schools will conduct a telephone registration for 2024-2025 preschool classes. Parents can register by calling the IM-K Community Schools Office at 906-779-2660. To be in the preschool class at North Elementary, children must be three ...