As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the state’s new education budget, she also made official a number of changes to the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System, or MPSERS, which provides pension and health care benefits to public school teachers. One of the biggest changes to that ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on the federal Columbus Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Monday. The comics page for Monday's paper, including Tuesday's horoscopes, are on page A6 of today's edition. The Sudoku and Word Find for Monday will be in Tuesday's ...

Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Iron Mountain City Hall. Norway Township Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Township Hall in Vulcan. Iron Mountain Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the media center at 300 W. B St., Iron Mountain. ...

NORWAY TOWNSHIP — The Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition recently completed invasive species removal work at the Groveland Mine Pond Recreation Area in central Dickinson County, removing autumn olive from a quarter-mile of roadside access as part of ongoing conservation efforts supported ...

ISHPEMING — The Barnes Hecker mine, known for the 1926 cave-in that took 51 lives, is in the final stages of being purchased by Ely Township. The purchase is not fully complete but the township decided to share a bit of information in a public release. “Due to many people sharing false ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Community Chorus began their rehearsals on Sept. 9 for the "Sounds of Christmas" concert. The children's chorus will now begin rehearsals at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church at 395 Hamilton Ave. in Kingsford and will continue on the ...