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A stitch in time: Quilters make 40 for VA residents in four months

IRON MOUNTAIN — Jennifer Bartnikowski, along with her mother Debbie Bartnikowski and aunt Donnette Salczenko, recently used their skills to help brighten the day of community living center residents at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center by donating 40 quilts they made ...

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law today that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump's core debt demands in the ...

Forecast: Snow possible Monday, calm on Christmas

IRON MOUNTAIN — Chances are good for a white Christmas in the Dickinson County area, with possible snow in the forecast early Monday and temperatures staying below freezing into Christmas Day on Wednesday. About 2 to 3 inches of light snow fell Thursday and Friday, far less than what was ...

Spruce grouse are elusive, but not so easily frightened

This time of year, I find myself thinking of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” and our own “partridge.” In reality, North America has no native partridge — what we call partridge are ruffed grouse, a relative in the same family, the Phasianidae, which also includes quail, pheasants, ...

CWD again detected in wild deer in northern Wisconsin

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Friday confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in Menominee County. Menominee County’s boundaries are the same as the boundaries of the Menominee Indian Reservation. Current tribal ...

No Daily News on Christmas

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on Christmas, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Wednesday. Offices will close early on Tuesday, at noon, for Christmas eve, and remain closed Wednesday for the holiday. Regular hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. will resume Thursday.