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Tadych’s Marketplace Foods in IM to close in August

IRON MOUNTAIN — Tadych's Marketplace Foods, a grocery store that has been a fixture in Iron Mountain since 1987, will shut its doors by the end of August. Minnesota-based Coborn's Inc., which purchased the store at 1600 Stephenson Ave. in 2021, posted on the Marketplace Foods, Iron Mountain ...

Keranen responds to parade controversy

HOUGHTON — (Last week's) regular meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners drew an animated crowd. Many came not to discuss items on the agenda but District 2 Commissioner Joel Keranen. Public comment was split between those calling for his resignation and those showing support. ...

Tickets on Sale today for A Night Under the Big Top

MARQUETTE — One Night. One Incredible Show. One Meaningful Cause. The Upper Peninsula Hospice Foundation has announced that tickets will go on sale for the general public today for its signature annual fundraiser, A Night Under the Big Top – presented by Dancing with Our Stars Marquette ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE — Four students and two alumni of Northern Michigan University’s technical theater program are helping to run the show at the opening and closing ceremonies in Atlanta. Herb Garmen, Jim Keegan, Dan Kopera, Scott Madaski, Dave Still and Trina Suttle are working for the International Alliance of Technical State Employees Union in Atlanta. They were hired from a group of thousands when the call came for help at the Centennial Olympic Games. 60 years ago MARQUETTE – The lack of substantial rain during the latter part of June and to date during July has ...

Parrett family shares new details in search for missing Stephenson man

STEPHENSON — The family of Brett Parrett, a 34-year-old Stephenson resident who has been missing since April, continues to seek answers while updating the community on the ongoing investigation and search efforts. Jaimie Parrett, who is married to Brett's brother, Brent, said there has been ...

Dickinson accepts regional plan for public defenders

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson, Iron and Delta counties will receive a state grant to form a regional organization to provide attorneys for indigent defendants. The goal is to improve services and reduce administrative overhead. Each county now receives an individual Michigan Indigent Defense Commission grant, but it's hoped that a tri-county system will make a larger pool of attorneys available to represent defendants. Attorneys Daryl Waters and Andrea Mashak-Lassila addressed the Dickinson County Board in March to promote the regional plan and gain permission to file an application. ...