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A new place to play

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Iron Mountain is turning to the community to help give its students a new place to play, learn and make memories, launching a fundraising campaign to replace its aging wooden playground structure. The kindergarten through eighth-grade ...

Linnea & Kristine plus Blu’s Bakerie pop up getting ready for Girls Night Out (video)

Several Downtown Businesses are getting ready for Girls Night Out. To name a few: Resilience Beauty Bar, Deeply Grounded Massage & Bodywork, Erickson Jewelers, Acorn and Iris, Flowerland Greenhouse & Carlos Cantina on the outskirts of town. They invite you to shop, dine, and socialize! Linnea & Kristine is offering a free gift with purchase of $50. Plus, Blu's Bakerie a new business with fresh baked goods is setting up inside Linnea & Kristine.

Edwards to replace Cummings on Dickinson library board

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Vulcan man has been named to serve a five-year term on the Dickinson Library Board as William Cummings, the panel’s longtime chairman, steps down. Jeffrey Edwards II, office manager and controller at Edwards Automotive Inc., was appointed Monday by the county board in a ...

Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft apps

CHICAGO (AP) — A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps. Nearly 130,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems ...

Dickinson delays approval of public defenders contract

IRON MOUNTAIN — A contract for criminal defense services for indigent individuals in Dickinson County remains on hold, although the county is already participating in the regional arrangement. The county board was scheduled to adopt the contract at its regular meeting Monday, but tabled it because Prosecuting Attorney Abbey Anderson was unable to attend. Meanwhile, Board Chairman Dan Harrington questioned whether Superior Defense, a non-profit corporation formed to provide public defenders in Iron, Dickinson and Delta counties, has too big of a budget. Harrington relayed concerns to ...