Welcome to Kingsford, Michigan!
If you are looking for local news, events, weather or other local features, you have come to the right place.
Map of Kingsford, Michigan
News in Kingsford, Michigan
Heart health: Controlling risk factors is key approach (The Iron Mountain Daily News)
KINGSFORD - February is designated as Healthy Hearts Month - What You Can Do to Keep Your Heart Healthy and Lessen Your Risk for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). "Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer in Michigan," said Kelly Rumpf, health educator for the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department.The fairest of them all (The Michigan City News-Dispatch) MICHIGAN CITY — Little Ava Lorraine Schultz has it all. She’s beautiful, brilliant and has an exceptionally pleasant personality. That’s what her daddy thinks.
Kingsford youth wrestling tourney results (The Iron Mountain Daily News) KINGSFORD - Kingsford Youth Wrestling emerged with five individual titles at Gillett-Suring and Bay Port junior tournaments. First - Danny Weber (2 pins).
Kingsford supports Khoury loan request (The Iron Mountain Daily News) KINGSFORD - The city of Kingsford on Monday supported a loan request of $100,000 from furniture manufacturer Khoury Inc. If the loan gains approval from the Michigan Economic Development Corp., the Kingsford business will use it to buy raw materials. "They are looking at a new line of product," said Bruce Orttenburger, president of the Dickinson Area Partnership.
LMC could vote St. Francis out (Traverse City Record-Eagle) Area football leagues are exploring numerous possible changes, including a movement in the Lake Michigan Conference to kick out Traverse City St. Francis in football.
Daytona 500: Marcos Ambrose season preview interview (Motorsport.com) See below a Q&A with Australian NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose, driver of the #47 JTG Daugherty Racing entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Ambrose is entering his second full season in the top-level Sprint Cup Series this year, which will be his fifth season in NASCAR.
Bobcats to host Northern Lakes tourney (The Iron Mountain Daily News) FLORENCE, Wis. - Florence hosts the Northern Lakes Conference wrestling tournament on Saturday. Competition will start around 10 a.m. and continue throughout the afternoon.
Supernatural musical comedy to benefit Spring Lake Shelter (The Iron Mountain Daily News) IRON MOUNTAIN - Tickets are now available for Supernatural Sensation, a musical comedy featuring some of the strangest characters encountered. The dinner play is written by Christine McMahon, co-author of "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen" and "Until Death Do Us Part, Eh?" Choreography is by Kathrine Trempe of Just For Kix Dance.
Clorox to buy Midland's Caltech Industries (Midland Daily News) The Clorox Co. is expected to announce today that is has purchased Midland-based Caltech Industries, Inc., maker of hospital and commercial disinfectants.
Kingsford dentist detained (The Iron Mountain Daily News) IRON MOUNTAIN - A bond violation hearing held in U.S. District Court has resulted in Robert J. D'Amour being detained and ordered to have a mental health assessment. D'Amour, a Kingsford dentist, was arrested by Kingsford Public Safety on Jan. 22 for operating while intoxicated. According to court records for the Western District of Michigan Northern Division, D'Amour registered a.