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Picucci-White and Ward win IM school seats; Breitung school levy renewed

Shari Picucci-White and Eli Ward won election to the Iron Mountain Public Schools Board in Tuesday's election, according to preliminary results. Picucci-White, an incumbent, collected 1,415 votes while Ward's total was 1,013. Jay Gibbs placed third in the election for two seats, receiving 821 votes. Juan M. Saldana, an incumbent, received 791 votes. In the Breitung Township School District, voters approved the 10-year renewal of a sinking fund millage, 3,285 yes to 1,641 no. The levy is 0.8902 mills, or 89 cents per $1,000 of taxable value.

Dickinson school issues, legislative races decided

Voter turnout in Dickinson County was about 51% on Tuesday as a school board race was decided in Iron Mountain and a millage renewal was approved for Breitung Township Schools. In the 109th House District, incumbent state Rep. Karl Bohnak, R-Deerton, was defeated by Democrat Anna Aho Rink of Marquette. Republican David Prestin was elected in the 38th Senate District to succeed term-limited state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township. In statewide legislative results, Democrats will hold majorities in both the Michigan House and Senate. Shari Picucci-White was reelected to the Iron ...

Working the polls on Election Day

Bergman retains District 1 Congressional seat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jack Bergman has won reelection to the U.S. House in Michigan's 1st Congressional District, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday. With 80% of the vote counted, Bergman had collected 53.2% of the vote to 44.7% for Democrat Callie Barr, an advantage of about 28,000 votes.

Remember when?

This week’s “Remember When” revisits the beginnings of Balsam Street Christian Church and its journey from a small gathering of worshippers to a longstanding congregation in the Kingsford community. For more than a century, the church has seen many changes while remaining rooted in ...

Michigan’s El-Sayed becomes first Muslim in US Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, giving the Democratic Party’s left wing a breakthrough victory in one of the nation’s most important swing states. El-Sayed, the son of ...