CALUMET — Those looking to learn a new hobby for 2025 will have that opportunity at the Copper Country Curling Club’s annual open house and Learn to Curl events Friday and Saturday. The events are designed to serve as an introduction to the sport of curling and to the club. The open house ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — When John Nowicki decided to purchase equipment for the playground at Heights Park in Niagara — commonly known as the “Purple Park” — he didn’t envision it becoming an initiative to expand the playgrounds in the city. It started a couple years ago when he was ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Part-time staffing to support Dickinson County Fair operations will be on the agenda for new county commissioners in 2025 after the fair board voted 6-5 Monday to recommend John Degenaer Jr. for a vacant secretary-office manager position. The fair board’s action came ...

HOUGHTON — The Bootjack Fire Department is cautioning the public to stay off the ice on Torch Lake, due to unseasonably warm weather and thin ice. Fire Chief Dan Sarazin that in many places, the ice is two inches in thickness or less, and in areas where currents flow beneath the ice, the ...

MARQUETTE — Each year, Michiganders purchase millions of live Christmas trees. When the holidays are over, though, many people wonder if there are beneficial uses for their trees rather than sending them to a landfill. The answer is yes — there are many ways that your old Christmas trees ...

By JIM ANDERSON Iron Mountain Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Health insurance rates are up 18% collectively for active employees and retirees as Dickinson County prepares to hold a public hearing on a 2025 general fund budget that is up 5.3% from 2024. In a budget memo, Controller Brian ...