Editors note: The Daily Mining Gazette, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula newspapers is running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. Today's story comes from the Iron Mountain Daily News. Before the advent of the railroad, ...

Editor’s note: In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had deepened. Nowhere was that more felt than in Virginia. While leaders in Richmond voted to join the Confederacy, many residents in the mountainous western ...

Dear Annie: My 15-year-old daughter and I used to be extremely close. She was the kind of child who would climb into the car after school and tell me everything before I even pulled out of the parking lot: who sat with whom at lunch, what her teacher said, which friend was mad at which friend ...

IRON MT. — Three members of the Dickinson-Iron Counties Nurses Honor Guard joined fellow honor guards from across Michigan and Delaware at Arlington National Cemetery recently to pay tribute to military nurses and fallen service members. Local retired nurse members Lauri Oberdorfer, Linda ...

Dear Annie: I need some serious help. Our son, 36, has been married for three years. In May 2024, our daughter-in-law became pregnant. We were elated. She is a nice young woman, but she does have some anxiety and other issues, which have taken a rather turbulent turn. Unfortunately, the change ...

As Americans gather for parades, backyard cookouts and the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day remains one of the nation’s most solemn observances — a day set aside to honor the men and women of the United States military who gave their lives in service to their country. Originally ...