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IM competes in High School Bowl

Iron Mountain played Gladstone in High School Bowl and was defeated by a score of 30-380. Thirty-six schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin field teams for WNMU-TV’s High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 46 years on the air. Running from November through the ...

Wildlife fund seeks grant applications

ESCANABA — The Grants Committee of the Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula, announced it will be accepting grant applications for the April 2025 grants round. “Eligible non-profit organizations and sub-divisions ...

President Trump returns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began erasing Joe Biden 's legacy immediately after taking office as the nation's 47th president on Monday, pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and issuing a blizzard of executive orders that signal his ...

Bids for retaining wall repair within IM’s city budget

IRON MOUNTAIN — A fix for a century-old retaining wall on West Ludington Street appears to be within the city’s budget, including a $399,195 offer from Bacco Construction Co. of Iron Mountain that would allow one-lane traffic on both the upper and lower sections. The city council Monday ...

Area closures for Tuesday, Jan. 21

Closures Tuesday due to the extreme cold temperatures: Bay College-Escanaba and Iron Mountain Northern Michigan University Schools -- -- Bishop Baraga Catholic School, Iron Mountain -- Breitung Township, Kingsford -- Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District tech school -- Florence ...

Clement convicted of involuntary manslaughter

CRYSTAL FALLS — A 72-year-old Crystal Falls man faces a possible prison term in March after a jury Sunday found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter but not second-degree murder in the September 2021 death of the man he'd been taking care of in the home they shared. After 3 1/2 hours of ...