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Dickinson County Sheriff issues report for month of May

IRON MOUNTAIN —Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon has issued his monthly report for May. The road patrol served 73 civil process papers, investigated 213 complaints, handled 22 accidents, issued 53 citations and 283 verbal warnings, made 25 arrests — six of which were for outstanding warrants, including six felonies — and completed 278 property checks. The K-9 officer conducted nine searches, including seven for local agencies, and had two deployments resulting in arrests. There was one tracking deployment. There were four transports — one to prison, one for mental ...

Escanaba Farmers Market now open for the 2026 season

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Farmers Market is officially underway for the 2026 season, bringing fresh local products, handcrafted goods and community vendors to downtown Escanaba every Wednesday and Saturday through the end of October. The market is at the Escanaba Marketplace, at the corner of Ludington and South 15th streets, from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Eastern times. The season opened Wednesday with 24 vendors participating in the first market of the year. Although the growing season is just beginning, shoppers can already find a selection of ...

Ford Airport terminal improvements planned

IRON MOUNTAIN — The first phase of a Fontana Terminal expansion at Dickinson County’s Ford Airport has an estimated cost of $4 million, nearly all of which might be paid with federal funds, according to county officials. The project will provide a jet bridge and an expanded holding room ...

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Iron County receives two Cooks Runs proposals

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board received two responses to its request to operate the former Cooks Run fish hatchery for public use and will send both to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for its input. Board members commented there were things they liked about both ...

Higher energy prices help propel inflation above 4%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the ...