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City council meetings scheduled

Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes an audit presentation. For more, go to https://www.cityofironmountain.com/. Florence Town Board will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Florence Community Center. The agenda includes a discussion ...

No Daily News today

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no postal service on the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper today. Daily News offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. The normal publishing schedule will resume Tuesday.

Creative individuals sought for Habitat’s Flip it Forward event

KINGSFORD — Habitat for Humanity Menominee River in Kingsford has a new fundraiser underway that gives participants a chance to use their creativity to repurpose furniture and other items from the ReStore. "Flip it Forward: Art & Auction is a brand-new event for us," said Kathy Kulas, ...

Dickinson’s jobless rate in November lowest in the UP

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County had the lowest jobless rate in the Upper Peninsula in November at 4.3%, which compared with a U.P.-wide rate of 5.3%, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget. In September, Dickinson’s not seasonally ...

State awards $9M in grants for PFAS contamination at airports

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy on Friday announced $9 million in grants would be awarded to 19 municipal airports across the state to help monitor and remediate PFAS contamination caused by firefighting foam. According to EGLE, the funding will be used for a ...

Aspirus Ironwood nurses OK new contract to mid-July 2028

IRONWOOD – After lengthy negotiations, nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital have voted to ratify a new union contract. The Michigan Nurses Association-affiliated rank-and-file voted Wednesday to approve the pact, which takes effect immediately and runs through July 19, 2028. “Our goal was ...