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Harbor Freight to open store in Midtown Mall this summer

Local News

Tool and equipment retailer Harbor Freight plans to open a store in Iron Mountain this summer at the north end of the Midtown Mall. A grand opening date for the store at 1052 S. Stephenson Ave. will be announced later, the company said Tuesday in a news release. Maple Creek Restaurant, ...

Kingsford names top 10% in Class of 2026

Local News

KINGSFORD — Breitung Township Schools has announced the top 10% in Kingsford High School’s Class of 2026. They include: — Landon Adam is the son of Michael and Angela Adam. He plans to study mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics at the University of Michigan. — ...

M-69 resurfacing work to begin in Felch Township

Local News

FELCH TOWNSHIP ­— The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to start work as early as today on a $1.4 million M-69 resurfacing project in Felch Township. The project will include 9 miles of M-69 from west of the Felch Township Community Center to east of Oakes Road, and will include ...

Remember when?

Local News

This week’s “Remember when?” looks back at the Boyington House, a fixture on the corner of Genesee and Second streets in downtown Iron River for more than 80 years. The 50-room hotel, built by Andrew Jackson Boyington, opened on Nov. 1, 1882. Boyington was one of the first residents ...

Wakefield man accused of having child sexually abusive material

Local News

BESSEMER — A Wakefield man has been charged with three counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, according to Michigan State Police. George Hilty, 41, was arraigned Thursday in the 98th District Court of Gogebic County, the MSP Computer Crimes Unit and the Michigan ...

Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo

International News

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world's most remote and vulnerable places. The region has long been threatened by armed ...