IRON MOUNTAIN — Early in 1921, Frank J. Russell Sr., the publisher of The Marquette Mining Journal, purchased two existing Iron Mountain newspapers, The Tribune-Gazette and The Iron Mountain Press, which ceased publication shortly thereafter, and established a new family newspaper, The ...

LANSING – Over the years, some Michigan legislators have made failed attempts to expand the state’s Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws. Lisa McGraw, the public policy manager for the Michigan Press Association, said her organization, the Michigan Coalition for Open Government, ...

LANSING, Mich. — State forest fuelwood permits are available for Michigan residents interested in collecting fuelwood for personal use on select state-managed land in the upper and northern lower peninsulas. Permits cost $20 per household, with a limit of one per year. A permit allows for ...

HOUGHTON — Middle school girls from across the western Upper Peninsula will gather at Michigan Technological University on Thursday, May 14, for the Junior Achievement Girls’ Dream Fair, a high-energy, hands-on STEM experience designed to build curiosity, confidence and connection to real ...

Mother Nature's tug-of-war will continue to tease into next week as a hint of spring through Monday will be followed by plunging temperatures. Monday's predicted high at Iron Mountain-Kingsford is 71 degrees, while the highs Tuesday and Wednesday will be back in the 50s, according to the ...

HERMANSVILLE — Hermansville’s IXL Historical Museum is moving forward with its facelift, thanks to a $50,000 grant funded by America250MI. Work on the 19th-century main office building started last fall. “Repairs to the damaged wood has been done and about 75% of the old layers of ...