This week’s Back to the Present, provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum in Iron Mountain, looks back at the eastside ice skating rink. The rink on East Hughitt and Jackson streets was a long-time popular area gathering spot for winter sport. The undated photo shows a crowd ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo Locks will close to all marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. The locks allow ships to navigate through what had once been rapids ...

Ask any history teacher in Michigan how their lessons could be better and they will tell you that they need to incorporate more current events into the curriculum, East Kentwood High School history teacher Matt Vreisman insists. State standards require social studies teachers to cover ...

WAUSAUKEE, Wis. — Wausaukee Public Library has announced its upcoming winter/spring storytime session, which starts today and extends through April 29. Storytime will be at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and is open to preschoolers ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Each week features stories, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — For almost three decades, employees at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iron Mountain have made holidays brighter for community families in need. This year, staff members helped 24 families through their Adopt-A-Family program. They donated ...

Court of Claims Judge Sima G. Patel on Monday denied the state of Michigan’s request to rehear a motion to toss a lawsuit filed by cannabis industry advocates against the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that took effect on Jan. 1. In October the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association filed a ...