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Area schools closed Tuesday, March 17

These school districts will remain closed Tuesday, March 17: — Bishop Baraga, Iron Mountain; — Breitung Township; — Florence County; — Forest Park; — Goodman-Armstrong Creek; — Holy Spirit, Norway; — Iron Mountain; — Niagara; — North Central; — North ...

K of C cancels St. Patrick’s Day Dinner tonight

KINGSFORD — Due to the weather conditions, the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Knights of Columbus Council 1585 has canceled its annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, set for this evening.

The Daily News office closed today

The Daily News office in Iron Mountain will remain closed today, March 17. Other area agencies and businesses that have announced they will not open today include: — Great Lakes Recovery Center; — Meals on Wheels program for Dickinson and Iron centers, plus the Breen Senior Center; — ...

Grant to help Dickinson defendants regain driving privileges

IRON MOUNTAIN — An Operation Drive program will be established in 95B District Court in Dickinson County to help defendants regain driving privileges. The local court was one of 12 statewide awarded a grant from the State Court Administrative Office, District Judge Julie LaCost informed the ...

New Michigan program aims to train, retain more early childhood teachers

One of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature initiatives has been to expand the availability of early childhood education. But efforts like offering free pre-kindergarten and providing grants to open new classrooms have not resolved a central problem: Attracting child care workers and teachers ...

GIANT team arrests four on meth, heroin charges

GOGEBIC COUNTY — Four people are accused of dealing methamphetamine and heroin in the Upper Peninsula's Gogebic County and Iron County in neighboring Wisconsin. In late 2025, Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team investigators obtained information that two Ironwood women, along with known and ...