IRON MOUNTAIN — A unique program is giving two dozen area students a six-week taste of the construction trades. The Building Trades Summer Camp opened July 8 at the Laborers Local 1329 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center, W8008 S. U.S. 2 in Iron Mountain, with 24 students enrolled in ...

In the Aug. 6 primary, a number of Republican Party races will be contested in Dickinson County, including four for Dickinson County Board seats. Kingsford City Hall will again be the site for nine days of early voting for all county voters, starting Saturday. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council’s 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — Traffic was rerouted and some buildings were evacuated Wednesday afternoon in Aurora, Wis., after a highway crew hit a natural gas line while repairing a culvert. Emergency crews responded at about 1:15 p.m. to the intersection of Florence County Highway N and Elmer ...

KINGSFORD — Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare System is hosting a community blood drive in conjunction with the UP Regional Blood Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, at 715 Pyle Dr. in Kingsford. Walk-ins are welcomed. All donations remain in the Upper Peninsula and are used ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Starting this academic year, Michigan high school graduates will have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, transfer credits or career certificate tuition-free at Bay College. This initiative is made possible through the new state education budget and Gov. Gretchen ...