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IM utility work to start April 20

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Work is scheduled to resume Monday, April 20, on a utility project in Iron Mountain, with Bacco Construction Co. expected to first address Walker Street. The bulk of the overall $18.4 million project is replacement of water and sewer utilities on West A, West Hughitt and ...

Iran war sends inflation soaring, consumers’ mood plunging

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House. Consumer prices rose ...

Daily News debuted 105 years ago today

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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 ...

Push continues for stronger government transparency law

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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, ...

Forest fuelwood permits now available from DNR

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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 ...