Hundreds of people showed up Sunday at Iron Mountain City Park for a Halloween Bash to honor the “Godfather of Trick or Treat,” Homer Swan, who died Oct. 9. The tribute, organized by Kayla Myers and Caroline Sullivan, included a special performance of “Thriller” by the UP Dance ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday called the Legislature into a special session next month to take up a pair of gun control measures that its Republican leaders have been unwilling to debate, accusing them of telling those who support the measures to "go to ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will make two stops in Wisconsin during his rescheduled trip to the state. Pence will speak at shipbuilder Fincantieri Marine Group in Marinette on Wednesday. Later that day, the vice president will visit shipping and packaging materials ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain School Board and the Iron Mountain Education Association have finalized the calendar for the full 2019-20 year. The district had been going with a month-by-month calendar while they searched for a new administrator. Jerome Sardina, formerly principal at ...
The Florence County School Board meet at 5:15 p.m. today in the auditorium of Florence High School/Middle School. The agenda includes the expulsion policy and approval of the 2019-20 budget and tax levy. The annual meeting will follow at 7 p.m., also in the auditorium. There will be a ...
The Dickinson Conservation District is pleased to announce that the 2020 “Nature of Dickinson County” Calendars are now available for sale. Filled with beautiful images of the wildlife and scenery in Dickinson County, taken by local photographers, it will make any wall look great and can ...
LANSING — State Rep. Greg Markkanen’s plan to expand scholarship opportunities for children who have aged out of foster care has been approved by the Michigan House with overwhelming bipartisan support. The Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund was established in 2008 to provide ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state commission has approved a slimmed down project to build a $40 million welcome center on the lawn of the Michigan statehouse that will boast adjustable space for meetings and catered events. The Michigan State Capitol Commission agreed Monday to move forward with ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats and their allies will make one last attempt to block their Republican rivals’ contentious lame-duck laws today during oral arguments before the state Supreme Court in a union lawsuit challenging the provisions. Things look bleak for the party after ...
The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently gave $1,000 to the Imagination Factory Children’s Museum’s Patronicity fund. “Thanks to our local community and all the supporters of the new Imagination Factory Children’s Museum, over $25,000 was raised and will be doubled by the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — For the sixth straight year, the John Fornetti Dental Center plans to provide free dental care for veterans Saturday, Nov. 9. Drs. John and Dan Fornetti, along with a team of employees, volunteers and sponsors, will host Dentistry For Our Vets at the center, 100 S. ...
ESCANABA — A mysterious and foul odor spreading across parts of Escanaba has left some feeling ill and city employees scratching their heads. “Today I got in my car and I could smell it in my car. We have the doors open and the heat on to try to get rid of it. People come in and they’re ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence County Chamber of Commerce is taking arts, crafts and product vendor applications for the 10th annual Christmas in Florence event set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Florence High School. Last year, more than 900 shoppers attended this free ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Bay College ‘s West Campus is hosting its fourth annual Family Fun Night on Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Commons. All are welcome to this free community event, but children ages 10 and under will find the evening most entertaining. “Finding quality ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Community Foundation has awarded a $250 mini-grant to the Northern Lights YMCA to assist in funding the upcoming Community Connect event on Friday, Nov. 8. The free event will host many service agencies that provide assistance to those in need, a free ...
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's prison inmates are now allowed to apply for college financial aid through a state program that had long excluded them but was changed under the state's 2020 budget.Michigan's Tuition Incentive Program , or TIP, is a state-funded program that reimburses tuition ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Northern Mental Health Collaborative — comprised of the school districts of Goodman-Armstrong Creek, Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine, Florence County and Niagara — recently was awarded $149,992 via a two-year grant from the Department of Public Instruction. The grant will ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — Visitors may be surprised by the dress-up world they can discover behind the doors at 304 Superior Ave. in Crystal Falls. The Costume Closet has called the site home for the past 11 years, filling the two-story building with thousands of articles of clothing and ...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — William G. Milliken, Michigan's longest-serving governor who established a record of environmental conservation and bipartisan cooperation that made him popular among Republicans and Democrats, died Friday at age 97, a family spokesman said. Milliken died at his ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The special election to fill the northern Wisconsin congressional seat that was held until recently by Republican Rep. Sean Duffy will take place May 12 and the primary will happen Feb. 18, Gov. Tony Evers said Friday. The decision, which was to be made official on ...