The Iron Mountain Daily News

06/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/2024/09/kfc-returns-to-iron-river/

IRON RIVER — Four years after shutting its doors, KFC reopened Wednesday in Iron River, with eager diners lining up the night before to be among the first customers when the ribbon was cut at 10 a.m. The first 50 through the door at 32 W. Adams St. won free KFC for a year and […]

06/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/im-bocce-wraps-season-up-with-lisa-lundy-tourney/

IRON MOUNTAIN — Labor Day weekend meant the end of the 2024 bocce season in Iron Mountain as the Dickinson Area Bocce Association held the Lisa Lundy Bocce Tournament at Iron Mountain City Park. The tournament is in honor of Lisa Lundy. “She was a dedicated player of the game,” Jo Ellison said...

06/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/nigerian-brothers-sent-to-prison-for-sextortion-that-led-to-teens-death/

MARQUETTE (AP) — Two brothers from Nigeria were sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men across the U.S., including a 17-year-old from Michigan who took his own life. A federal judge sentenced Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and...

06/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/friends-of-braumart-look-to-raise-funds-at-crafty-flea-market-sale/

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Friends of the Braumart will be at the Crafty Flea Market on Saturday to raise money for their building project. The seventh open-air market fundraiser for The Daily News’ Newspapers in Education, or NIE, program and Lake Antoine Park Partners will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. i...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/wic-tennis-picks-up-win-over-im/

IRON MOUNTAIN — It’s been a rough start to the season for the Iron Mountain girls varsity tennis team and it continued on Tuesday as the Mountaineers fell to West Iron County, 6-2. Despite falling to the Wykons, IM head coach Keith Huotari is excited to see what his team can do down the stretch....

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/ladycats-roll-at-northland-pines/

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Florence varsity volleyball team was back in action on Tuesday as it traveled to Eagle River, Wis. for the Northland Pines quad. The Ladycats ended the day 2-1 with wins over Northland Pines (2-1; 17-25, 25-8, 15-8) and Three Lakes (2-0; 25-15, 25-13). Florence’s lone los...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/knights-rally-past-ironwood/

NORWAY — Don’t look now, but the Norway girls varsity tennis team is undefeated. The Knights continued their impressive start on Tuesday with a 6-2 win over Ironwood at Marion Park. They are 3-0 on the season. “I am very proud of the team’s effort thus far,” Norway head coach Cassandra Gus...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/kingsford-dominates-in-win-over-maroons/

KINGSFORD — After a strong start to its season, the Kingsford girls varsity tennis team is rolling right along after defeating Menominee on Tuesday at Kingsford High School. Despite battling the wind and a slow start, the Flivvers found their rhythm and picked up a 6-2 victory over the Maroons. .....

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/kingsford-soccer-stays-perfect-beats-marquette-5-0/

MARQUETTE — Last week, the Kingsford varsity soccer team was ranked No. 7 in Division 3 by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association. After dominating everyone in their path, the Flivvers moved up to No. 6 in the rankings. Kingsford didn’t let its high ranking faze them on Tuesday as i...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/nordics-volleyball-starts-fast-sweep-knights/

F***H TOWNSHIP — After a nine-day break since starting their 2024 season at the Kingsford Invitational, the North Dickinson Nordics stepped into Skyline Central Conference play Tuesday night with a match against visiting Norway. Coach Taylor Johnson wanted a quick start from her squad against the ...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/im-police-pursuit-ends-in-west-hughitt-crash/

IRON MOUNTAIN — The driver of a vehicle that hit a parked pickup truck on the 900 block of West Hughitt Street while being pursued by an Iron Mountain police officer was transported to Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson for treatment of injuries, police said. An officer attempted to make a traffi...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/vehicle-strikes-downtown-im-building/

IRON MOUNTAIN — A vehicle hit a building on Stephenson Avenue in downtown Iron Mountain early Wednesday afternoon after the driver had an apparent medical episode, according to city police and fire. The vehicle had stopped on Stephenson Avenue south of Brown Street about noon Wednesday when it wen...

05/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/a-world-of-birds-natures-nook-in-florence-features-live-casts-of-feeders/

FLORENCE, Wis. — Nature is proven to be good medicine. Now, those visiting the Florence County Library can enjoy wildlife and its sounds in the recently completed “Nature’s Nook.” A small room in the library has been transformed into a space to relax and experience nature with a focus on bir...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/lifestyles/life/2024/09/iron-county-genealogical-society-meeting-set/

IRON RIVER — The Iron County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the J. Patrick White Conference Room of the West Iron District Library. Members and guests are encouraged to bring in recent finds to share, whether they are oral, postcards, letters, articles, photos, artifacts or o...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/lifestyles/life/2024/09/crystal-falls-musicale-meets-sept-16/

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Musicale will have its first meeting of the 2024-2025 season Monday, Sept. 16. The meeting will be at Christ United Methodist Church and will begin with dinner at 6 p.m. The music program will be Jim Detlaff performing on keyboard with Shirley Dishaw-Beck and Shar...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/hortonville-wins-felch-labor-day-championship/

F***H TOWNSHIP — For the past two seasons Trout Creek has reigned supreme at the 53rd annual F***h UP Labor Day Championship, but on Monday a different champion was guaranteed. This year, the trophy was headed to either Hortonville or Channing. After a back-and-forth battle, it was Hortonville tha...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/back-to-the-present-58/

This week’s Back to the Present, provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum in Iron Mountain, is an early view of the Edvin Freeman Livery and Sale Stable that was located in the parking lot behind the 400 block of Stephenson Avenue. The owner’s father, Carl E. Freeman, is in the stable d...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/crafty-flea-market-seventh-event-saturday-at-lake-antoine/

IRON MOUNTAIN — The seventh sale will happen on the seventh. Organizers will host the seventh-ever Crafty Flea Market on Saturday — Sept. 7 — at Lake Antoine Park. “Made it easy for me to tell folks when they wanted to know the event date,” Lake Antoine Park Partners chair Doni-Mae B. Rauc...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/lifestyles/life/2024/09/brass-roots-trio-to-play-friday-in-crystal-falls/

CRYSTAL FALLS — Crystal Theatre will welcome Brass Roots Trio, a unique and widely acclaimed ensemble, to the stage at 7 p.m. Friday in Crystal Falls. With a variety of instruments — trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, Native American flute, vocals and piano — Travis Heath, Douglas Lundeen and R...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/flivvers-soccer-topples-wrightstown-5-1/

KINGSFORD — The Kingsford varsity soccer team opened its season on a hot streak and hasn’t looked back as it improved its record to 5-0 on Friday after a 5-1 victory over Wrightstown at Commemorative Field. “We played a good game,” Flivvers head coach Jeff Gordon said. “It’s a good day w...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/09/nordics-football-falls-to-gogebic-44-26/

GOGEBIC — After a year without a varsity 8-player football team, North Dickinson made its return to the field on Friday with a trip to Gogebic. The Nordics fought until the end, but they fell 44-26 to the Miners. Junior quarterback Brady Jungwirth led North Dickinson with three touchdown passes in...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/cottages-to-castles-offering-custom-homes-for-30-years/

IRON RIVER — Brian Brzoznowski, owner of Cottages to Castles in Iron River, has a simple business philosophy: “I always give more than I charge for.” For nearly 30 years, Cottages to Castles has been providing custom built homes to the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. Brzoznowski, a 198...

04/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/09/natural-horsepower-draft-horse-show-features-gentle-giants/

NORWAY — The draft horse show at the 2024 Dickinson County Fair had the full range on display of what these powerful animals can be. While the term “draft horse” conjures images of massive Clydesdales and Belgians, the category covers a variety of breeds and sizes. It’s more based on build ....

01/09/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/local-news/2024/08/no-daily-news-on-monday-81/

31/08/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/08/in-brief-felch-labor-day-championship/

F***H TOWNSHIP — The 53rd annual F***h Labor Day Championship kicked off on Friday with Channing and Bonduel, Wis. competing in the opening game. Games are slated to run through Monday. Today and Sunday, games are slated to start at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday’s competition...

31/08/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/08/checkers-or-wreckers-it-all-comes-down-to-sunday/

NORWAY — It’s a race to the finish at Norway Speedway as all its track champions are set to be decided on Sunday, Sept. 1. Racing starts at 4 p.m. and is being sponsored by the Dickinson County Fair and Island Resort & Casino. The event will feature a 100 lap late model race that […]

31/08/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/08/niagara-florence-get-regular-seasons-started/

31/08/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/08/mountaineers-take-down-gremlins-26-16/

HOUGHTON — As you might expect, the first game of the football season, at any level, will have its fair share of sloppy play and penalties, but the rust created by the nine-month offseason did not lower the entertainment value of the contest. Both squads put in admirable effort and displayed extra...

31/08/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/08/ishpeming-grabs-34-12-win-over-florence/

FLORENCE, Wis. — As the reigning 8-player state champion in Wisconsin, the Florence varsity football team has a target on its back this year. After losing seven players from last season’s title team, due to graduation, the Bobcats entered Thursday’s contest against Ishpeming looking to learn w...

31/08/2024

https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2024/08/flivvers-shut-down-esky-in-penalty-marred-opener/

KINGSFORD — Prep football coaches know they likely will be forced to deal with first-game issues relating to mistakes like penalties and missed assignments. The preseason isn’t terribly long and there really aren’t any opportunities for inter-squad scrimmages, so the opening game is usually sl...