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More road restrictions lifted in Upper Peninsula

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Transportation continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective at 7 a.m. today, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including U.S. 2 from the Wisconsin border in Ironwood east to M-28 in Wakefield then east on M-28 to I-75, then north on I-75 to the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie. Frost restrictions are still in effect and will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways north and west of the ...

Donation to enhance health care training at Bay in Iron Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bay College students at the Iron Mountain Campus will benefit from new training equipment thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. A recent donation funded the purchase of a new muscular anatomy model and hospital beds, providing valuable resources for students ...

Golf scramble set May 31 at Young’s

IRON RIVER — The Iron Area Health Foundation 2026 Golf Scramble Fundraiser will be Sunday, May 31, at Young’s Recreation and Golf Complex. The four-person team scramble will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 10 a.m. The entry fee is $260 per team and $25 per cart if needed. The entry fee covers the cost of the four-person team, 18-holes of golf, doughnuts, juice, water and coffee in the morning and a pizza buffet dinner afterwards. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Prizes are $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place and $500 for third ...

M-28 project in Houghton, Baraga counties starts Monday

ISHPEMING — The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing about $7.2 million to resurface more than 21 miles of M-28 in Baraga and Houghton counties from the Houghton/Ontonagon county line to Leo South Road. The project includes asphalt overlay, cold milling, culvert repair work, storm sewer repairs, guardrail, concrete curb, sidewalk ramps and pavement markings. The project is expected to start Monday with completion in October. Motorists should expect single-lane closures with traffic regulators. Based on economic modeling, this investment is expected to directly and ...

On track again at Norway

NORWAY — Track is back at Ronberg Field. Norway High School on Friday afternoon will host its first varsity track meet in almost a decade. The reconstruction of the track became possible after voters in November 2024 approved a $10 million referendum for maintenance, repairs and upgrades ...

IM plans rate increase as infrastructure work picks up

IRON MOUNTAIN — A monthly fixed increase of $8.77 is planned for Iron Mountain water customers, along with a consumption rate increase of $3.99 per 1,000 cubic feet, or 7,480 gallons. Average at-home water usage in the U.S. is about 2,000 to 3,000 gallons per month per person, according to ...