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Trump cites breakthrough in talks to end the war

International News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil ...

Kids Fishing Day returns to DNR Pocket Park in Escanaba

Local News

ESCANABA — The Kids Fishing Day Team will be celebrating the 33rd anniversary of its annual Kids Fishing Day this year. The day full of fun, fishing and families will be Saturday at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Pocket Park, located on the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in ...

‘Footprints of Florence County’ presentation set

Local News

FLORENCE, Wis. — The public invited to attend the next free monthly outdoor education program Tuesday evening in Florence. Debbie Demuri will give a presentation on Florence County history. “Footprints of Florence County” will touch on the county’s beginning and the Fisher family, ...

Remember when?

Local News

SAGOLA — This week’s “Remember when?” looks back at two of the former hotels that once stood in Sagola. Long before modern motels and short-term rentals, hotels and boarding houses were the lifeblood of small logging communities. In Sagola, two early establishments — the Sagola ...

Replacement approved for exhibition row at Dickinson fairgrounds

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County is accepting an offer from a retired building trades instructor to provide lumber and labor for a pavilion at the fairgrounds in Norway, replacing a 1939 building that some residents had hoped to save. Tom Wender of Breitung Township told the county board ...