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Starbucks proposed on south end of IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — Starbucks will be the main tenant of a new retail building at the site of a former gas station and Burger King that burned seven years ago, according to an application submitted to the city of Iron Mountain. The proposed building at 1950 S. Stephenson Ave. measures about 5,100 square feet, with room for two additional retail spaces, said Adam Stein of Logic Design & Architecture Inc. of Wauwatosa, Wis. The Starbucks would offer an indoor cafe, outdoor seating and a drive-through with anticipated hours of 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, but varying on weekends. The city ...

Turnquist named as School Lunch Hero

HANCOCK — Like most people, Shelby Turnquist didn’t grow up with a school lunch diet heavy in vegetables. But as she’s found, if kids are exposed to the food — or help grow it — even elementary school children will make a beeline for the salad bar. “When they’re little is when ...

Mental illness more common than most people think

HOUGHTON — As a means of raising public awareness of mental illness in the United States, several research organizations have assembled statistics, including the National Institute of Mental Health.. According to NIH, more than one in five U.S. adults were estimated to live with a mental illness in 2021. In 2021, there were an estimated 57.8 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States with any mental illness (AMI). This number represented 22.8% of all U.S. adults. ≤ The prevalence of AMI was higher among females (27.2%) than males (18.1%). ≤ Young adults aged 18-25 ...

Non-profits ‘support each other’

KINGSFORD — The Dickinson County Cancer Unit Loan Closet is finally able to use money donated to them by the 100-Plus Women Who Care group last August. After receiving more than $16,000, they decided it was too late in the year to complete renovations needed on the outside of their ...

Speaker looks at state of forest products industry

ESCANABA — In recent years, the number of sawmills and pulp and paper mills in the United States has been rapidly diminishing. Shutdowns have hurt not only domestic loggers who provide timber for production, but also workers in other fields connected by the ripple effect — like packaging manufacturing and printing — when their employers have gone out of business or been forced to make cutbacks. In 2020, Verso Corporation, which was headquartered in Ohio, announced that they would idle their paper mills in both Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and Duluth, Minn. indefinitely. 902 layoffs ...

On path to improvement

HOUGHTON — Park improvements, parking deck repairs and lower insurance premiums were part of the Houghton City Council’s second budget hearing Wednesday. In the public improvement fund, City Manager Eric Waara is proposing putting the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds ...