KINGSFORD — Woodland Elementary School has purchased a book vending machine to reward students who show positive behavior and to encourage reading. Third grade teacher Sarah Gendron applied for a grant from the district’s Zanardi Family Trust to purchase the machine through the Book ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Board approved collective bargaining contracts Monday that will provide 3% wage increases for unionized county employees effective through the end of the year, Controller Brian Bousley said. Four-year collective bargaining agreements expired at the end of ...

(This story has been compiled from Marquette Regional History Center articles.) Following the Revolutionary War, the U.S. General Land Office was formed in 1812 to survey public lands. The newly created U.S. government, which needed funds, wanted to distribute the land to war veterans as a ...

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin ...

Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. More pumps also are being added to the Cheboygan Dam to help push water toward Lake Huron, Michigan Department of Natural Resources public ...

NORWAY — Odin Plourde, the son of Alaina Gendron and Joe Plourde of Norway, has advanced to the semifinal round in the Bob Ross national competition, “America’s Most Artistic Kid.” The Norway Elementary School third grader is now among the top 64 out of more than 40,000 emerging ...