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City, county, school meetings scheduled

Local News October 19, 2026

Dickinson County Board will meet at 6 p.m. today in the circuit courtroom of the courthouse in Iron Mountain. The agenda includes 2027 budget discussions with department heads, the Dickinson-Iron Community Services Agency and senior center representatives, and a county employee dress code policy. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a bid award for a plow truck. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Kingsford City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. Items on the agenda include a ...

We Energies to conduct annual hydroelectric dam siren tests Wednesday

Local News October 19, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — We Energies will conduct annual tests of emergency sirens at four hydroelectric dams Wednesday. The brief siren activations are only tests, and community members do not need to evacuate or take any other action. People near the dams may hear the sirens between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. If testing cannot be completed Wednesday, it will be rescheduled for Thursday. Four We Energies dams have flood emergency warning systems. Annual testing helps ensure the sirens operate properly in an emergency. The dams are: Michigamme Falls, Twin Falls, Big Quinnesec and White ...

MDHHS seeks applicants for  Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program

Local News October 19, 2026

LANSING, Mich. — As part of its continuing efforts to support the expansion of access to opioid treatment, prevention, recovery and harm reduction, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering the Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program to eligible Michigan students. The Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program aims to increase the number of qualified substance use disorder  professionals. It provides educational scholarships to students who are participating in a degree program that will lead to a career dedicated to providing ...

NMU Barnes-Hecker exhibition opening delayed

Local News October 19, 2026

MARQUETTE — The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center’s planned opening of its Barnes-Hecker Disaster Exhibition has been postponed a week, according to Northern Michigan University. The opening of “100 Years of Tears: Barnes-Hecker Mining Disaster” originally planned for Oct. 17, will instead take place at 1 p.m. Eastern time Saturday in the Beaumier’s gallery, 223 Harden Hall on the NMU campus. Director and curator Dan Truckey said the center had not received enough of the display panels intended for the exhibit in time for its original opening date, due to supply line issues ...

Bay College seeks nominations for 2027 Distinguished Alumni

Local News October 19, 2026

 IRON MOUNTAIN — The Bay College Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the 2027 Distinguished Alumni of the Year award. Established in 1999 by the Bay College Alumni Association, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes graduates who have achieved professional success, ...

Zombie Ridge Haunted Trail fundraiser set for Oct. 30

Local News October 19, 2026

ISHPEMING — NICE Community Schools will host its annual Zombie Ridge Haunted Trail fundraiser from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern time Friday, Oct. 30. The event will take a brief intermission from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Billed as “the scariest half-mile walk through a lantern-lit woods” in a news release, the event will begin at the Westwood High School tennis courts. Proceeds from the event will go toward the trail-building class and the WHS swim and dive team. Tickets are $5 per person, with a $20 family cap. Concessions will be available. For more information, email corcorank@nice.k12.mi.us