IRON MOUNTAIN — The statewide air quality alert will remain in place at least through today as very unhealthy to hazardous conditions from wildfire smoke continue to grip the region. Meteorologists at the Michigan Department…
Dickinson embraces scrap rubber to improve roads
The Dickinson County Road Commission reports that nearly all of the county roads paved so far this summer have used…
IM man extradited from Alaska to face sexual conduct charges
IRON MOUNTAIN — A 42-year-old Iron Mountain man has been extradited from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Dickinson County after being charged…
IM school board approves hirings
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain Board of Education approved several hirings this week, including Renee Lindholm as assistant principal…
Michigan bill legalizing backyard deer feeding passes, but bans could remain
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) A…
Food, Fun and Fitness continues
FLORENCE, Wis. — The third week of Food, Fun, and Fitness just wrapped up and participants went on their annual…
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Northern Michigan University lists graduates, winter honor roll
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has announced its graduates this spring. Certificate Iron Mountain — Samantha Anderson, CER, plant-based wellness; Reed DeGroot, CER, electrical line technician; Kingsford — Cedric Henricksen, CER, electrical line technician. Associate degree Crystal Falls — Allen Dobson, AAS, radiography, with honor; Felix Quevedo, AS, criminal justice, with honor; Iron Mountain…
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Juniors tournament schedule adjusted
Two games in the Michigan Little League Juniors (ages 13-14) state baseball tournament scheduled to be played this morning at Felch Field have been moved to LiUNA (Ranger) Field in Iron Mountain, due to air quality conditions. In Iron Mountain, Negaunee is now scheduled to play Roosevelt Park at 2:30 p.m. today followed by…
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No easy answers on homeless issue
Anyone who works in government, or even pays close attention to what government can and will do on any given issue, knows that policy is driven by money. Perhaps not entirely but certainly to some significant degree. That’s the case at the local level, where massive borrowing to cover pell-mell spending just doesn’t happen…
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