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Touch-A-Truck event Saturday in Kingsford

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office will host a Touch-A-Truck event from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Midway Rentals, 610 S. Carpenter Ave. in Kingsford. This free, family-focused activity will show what local businesses build, sell and repair. It will allow children to get hands-on experience with machines they usually only see from a distance. More than 16 vendors are participating. A sensory-friendly time will be offered from 3:30 to 4 p.m., before the event opens. Food will be available for purchase from local food trucks, along with family-friendly games and ...

Program on wolves offered in Florence

FLORENCE, Wis. — The public is invited to attend a free, outdoor education program in Florence on wolf management. The program “Wolves in Wisconsin – Bureau of Wildlife Management” will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the lower level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource building, 5628 Forestry Drive, on the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 101/70 in Florence. Randy Johnson, a large carnivore specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Bureau of Wildlife Management, will discuss the wolf population, biology and behavior, the DNR’s wolf management ...

VA interns complete psychology training program

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center has announced the graduation of two doctoral candidates as psychology interns. Zachary Bertram and Caroline Rogers began their one-year internships in Iron Mountain in July 2025 and graduated July 10. The Iron Mountain-based VA ...

Anonymous donor establishes endowments for two historic Calumet landmarks

HANCOCK — An anonymous donor has established endowments for two of Calumet Village’s historic landmarks so the Copper Country Firefighters Memorial Museum and the Calumet Theatre will have permanent sources of financial support. The endowments were established through the Keweenaw ...

Maintenance on I-75 spur in Sault Ste. Marie starts Monday

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing maintenance on the I-75 Business Spur bridge over I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie, requiring traffic signal changes on the bridge beginning Monday. Work will be completed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Eastern time each night. The work is expected to be completed by Wednesday morning but may extend to Thursday depending on the weather. Motorists should expect one lane of alternating traffic open on the I-75 Business Spur with temporary traffic signals. The existing ramp signals will be placed in flash mode. A 12-foot ...

Four-day Menominee County Fair set to open on Thursday

STEPHENSON — The annual Menominee County Fair — blending over a century of agricultural tradition with modern family entertainment — offers four days of activities for all ages. The fair is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday at Shakey Lakes Park, N8390 County Park Road in ...