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UP Volunteer Firefighters Tourney in IR

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IRON RIVER — A dress parade at 7 p.m. Friday will open the 129th-annual Upper Peninsula Volunteer Firefighters Tournament, hosted by the West Iron County Fire Department and the city of Iron River. Lineup for the parade starts at 6 p.m. at the intersection of North Eighth Avenue and West ...

Run Like a Zebra Saturday

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FLORENCE, Wis. — The annual Run Like a Zebra event will be held on Saturday at the Florence Community Center. Check-in and packet pick-up will be available at the center starting at 8:15 a.m. The 5K starts at 9:30 a.m. and the 1K at 10:15 a.m. There will be prizes awarded to the top three ...

Biden lays out reasons for ending reelection campaign

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country's democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Insisting that "the defense ...

VA interns complete doctoral psychology program

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Two interns in psychology completed their doctoral degrees at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. Pilar Gauthier and Benjamin Hanks began their one-year internships in Iron Mountain in July 2023 and graduated July 12. The Iron Mountain-based VA medical center is ...

Road to Restoration clinic set in Kingsford

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LANSING — The Michigan Department of State, along with state and community partners, will hold a series of Road to Restoration clinics in the Upper Peninsula to help guide eligible drivers on the path to restoring their driving privileges. There will be a session in Kingsford from 10 a.m. ...

MPSC to hold public hearing on study of energy issues in the UP

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MARQUETTE — The Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Marquette on Tuesday to hear from the public about a study on Upper Peninsula energy issues the MPSC is conducting as part of a 2023 revamp of the state’s energy laws. Commissioners and MPSC staff will be on ...