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Iron Range Roll set for June 6

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ISHPEMING — The 13th annual Iron Range Roll will kick off at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. The event starts at the Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum in Ishpeming, moving onto the Heritage Trail and leading through Negaunee into Negaunee Township before ending in Marquette Township near Barrel + ...

Westwood business students win national awards

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FROM A NEWS RELEASE ISHPEMING — Eleven Westwood High School business students attended the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, “Amplify Your Impact,” from May 6-10. Nearly 7,000 delegates attended the conference, which was held in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Michigan teen tobacco use ticks up as prevention funding lags

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While teen tobacco use in Michigan remains far below historic highs, data shows it's beginning to rise again, fueling renewed calls to boost prevention spending that has fallen far short of federal recommendations. Tobacco use among high school students rose to 16.5% in 2023, up from 14% in ...

New at Peter White Public Library

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Get ready for our Summer Reading: Unearth a Story! Check out all the new dinosaur books in Youth Services. I’ll be highlighting a few here that may catch your eye, but all summer long you can unearth a dinosaur story of your very own. “Field Trip to Dinosaur Valley” by John ...

Today in History: 1966, China’s Cultural Revolution begins

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Today is Saturday, May 16, the 136th day of 2026. There are 229 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized "counterrevolutionary revisionists" within the party and marked the beginning of ...