IRON MOUNTAIN — After 18 years of federal service, Kara Millan of Armstong Creek, Wis., retired from the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain on June 30. She was born in Chicago and lived there until age 13, when her family moved “up north” to Wisconsin. Millan ...
DOLLAR BAY — U.S. Coast Guard Station Portage underwent an official change of command on July 10. A formal ceremony was conducted at Dollar Bay schools complete with a color guard, a personnel inspection and a reading of orders. These elements are all conducted to a formally prescribed ...
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 of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy extended the alert ...
The Dickinson County Road Commission reports that nearly all of the county roads paved so far this summer have used rubber-modified asphalt, saving scrap tires from landfills. “This year, all our locally bid projects have used asphalt modified with scrap-tire rubber,” Road Commission ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A 42-year-old Iron Mountain man has been extradited from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Dickinson County after being charged with first and second degree criminal sexual conduct, the Michigan State Police report. According to a MSP news release, the MSP post in Iron Mountain on Dec. ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain Board of Education approved several hirings this week, including Renee Lindholm as assistant principal for grades 6-12 and Jamie Johnston as school nurse. Kailee Celello was also hired as early kindergarten teacher, with a start date of Aug. 1. They are all contingent on a clear state and FBI criminal record, in accordance with Public Act 189. During roundtable discussion, board member Jim Carollo made note of the late William Revord’s dedication to the school and community. Board member Lisa Carollo said she would like the district to create ...
