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Breitung board pleased with superintendent pick

KINGSFORD — Breitung Township Schools Superintendent Aaron Yonke received a rating of Effective for the 2025-26 academic year as the Board of Education completed an annual performance evaluation. “The Board of Education is very pleased with Superintendent Yonke’s performance especially ...

No Daily News to be printed Friday

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on the federal Juneteenth holiday, The Daily News will not publish a paper Friday. Friday’s comics, horoscope, games, puzzles, birthdays and almanac are included in today’s edition. The Daily News’ website will be updated throughout Friday. The ...

Enbridge says 500 at work on Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin

Canadian energy firm Enbridge said hundreds of workers are on site in northern Wisconsin even as legal challenges remain ongoing in its plan to reroute the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline. Crews are clearing trees from the project’s right-of-way and laying down large wooden mats for temporary ...

State bill advances to ban insurance price optimization

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Bloomfield, that would ban auto and home insurance companies from using a practice known as price optimization was advanced to the Michigan Senate floor Wednesday. The vote of the Senate Economic and Community Development Committee to advance ...

DIDHD offers free vision, hearing screenings for kids

KINGSFORD — The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department will provide free hearing and vision screenings for preschool and school-age children at clinics throughout the summer. Children ages 3 to 18 are encouraged to attend, including those who missed screenings previously offered at their ...

Norway’s Open Air Market starts its season Thursday

NORWAY — The Norway Downtown Development Authority’s 2026 Open Air Market season kicks off Thursday, bringing back a popular summer tradition that organizers said has a renewed focus on community engagement, hands-on activities and interactive experiences. Now in its fourth year, the ...