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Remember when?

NIAGARA, Wis. — This week’s “Remember When?” — provided by the Niagara Area Historical Museum — continues the “Life Behind the Mill” series, looking back at the families who made their homes along the Menominee River in the early days of Niagara. While John Stoveken Sr. had ...

State: Voter citizenship proposal shouldn’t make Michigan ballot

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — A group aiming to require proof of citizenship and toughen Michigan voter ID rules does not have enough signatures to make the November ...

New climbing structures coming to City Park

IRON MOUNTAIN — New playground structures carrying an installed cost of nearly $238,000 will soon be on their way to Iron Mountain City Park, replacing equipment that dates to the early 1990s. The Iron Mountain City Council on Monday approved acquisition of two Penchura structures through ...

Breitung awarded grant for park trees

Breitung Township will receive a grant of $21,412 through Michigan’s Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Grant Program. The funds are for park tree planting, care and maintenance, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Statewide, nearly ...

Drills cut by Trump are central to alliance, observers say

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For decades, the United States and South Korea have regularly staged military drills to prepare their soldiers to work together smoothly in the event of a crisis or conflict with North Korea. But this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, one of two main drills ...