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Local News

No Daily News on Monday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Due to no postal delivery on the Memorial Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a paper Monday. The Daily News office will not be open Monday. Tuesday will have a newspaper as usual, and staff will be available starting at 8 a.m.

Board meetings scheduled

Norway Township Planning Commission will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall in Vulcan. The agenda includes a proposed conditional use permit for the Groveland Mine solar project. For more, go to https://norwaytwpmi.com/. Iron Mountain Downtown Development ...

Road worker killed downstate

LEROY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A road worker was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic through a construction zone near Lansing. The 70-year-old man was hit about 2 p.m. Thursday in Leroy Township, the Ingham County sheriff’s office said. The man had to be removed from ...

Blood drive in Florence

IRON MOUNTAIN — The American Red Cross asks people to book a time to give blood or platelets now to address a recent drop in donation appointments that could lead to fewer transfusions for patients in the weeks ahead. Type O blood donors are especially needed to ensure a strong blood ...

New veterans memorial set to be unveiled Monday in Hermansville

HERMANSVILLE — After two years, the new veterans memorial in the Meyer Township Cemetery in Hermansville is nearing completion. The project, inspired by American Legion Post 340 Ladies Auxiliary member Lynda Gurgall, will be unveiled at the annual Memorial Day service and dedication ...

US House passes bill to expand vet burial benefits

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a package of bills that included “Gerald’s Law,” which will close a loophole that denies certain terminally ill veterans their VA burial allowance if they didn’t die at a VA facility. The bipartisan “Gerald’s Law” bill ...