Fair board seeks buyer for liquor license

By: Jim Anderson

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Fair Board wants to sell its newly acquired liquor license but has yet to find a buyer. During a county board meeting Monday, Commissioner Victoria Jakel said the fair board believes the license is “more ...

February 11, 2026

Whitmer signs off on school cell phone ban set for next fall

By: By KYLE DAVIDSON

Marking off a priority that she first shared in her 2025 State of the State Address, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put her signature to a set of bills to ban cellphones during instruction time in Michigan classrooms. With control of the ...

February 11, 2026

Remember when?

This week’s “Remember when?” features photos taken by Luella Mendini of Iron Mountain at the 1940 ski jumping competition at Pine Mountain. In one photo is a view of the crowd from the top of the hill. In the second photo, from right are ...

February 11, 2026

Gold medalist Baumgartner competes Thursday

By: Daily News staff

Iron River's Nick Baumgartner, gold medalist from the 2022 Olympics, will be back for another run Thursday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. Baumgartner won the mixed snowboard cross with Lindsey Jacobellis in Beijing, becoming at 40 the ...

February 11, 2026

High School Basketball Scores

Tuesday, Feb. 10 BOYS Baraga 73, Watersmeet Gogebic 26 Bark River-Harris 57, Carney-Nadeau 43 Forest Park 71, Norway 34 Ishpeming 62, West Iron County 44 Westwood 71, Gwinn 10 Kingsford 47, Iron Mountain 36 L'Anse 61, Lake ...

February 11, 2026

Bobcats outscore Wildcats

By: Daily News staff

Florence gave up 48 points in the second half but managed a 100-75 win at Lena in a nonconference boys basketball game Monday. The Bobcats led 60-27 at halftime. "We started off pretty solid, making board play and defense a priority," said ...

February 11, 2026