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Daily News office closing early today

IRON MOUNTAIN — Due to staff being needed to set up the Spring Craft Show, The Daily News office will close at 2 p.m. today. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.

Man convicted of murdering ex-girlfriend in Delta County

ESCANABA — A Delta County jury has convicted Tavaris Jackson on all counts, including first-degree premeditated murder, in the 2023 death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. The guilty verdicts came Thursday in Delta County 47th Circuit Court after roughly a day of jury deliberations and a ...

Michigan to again offer children free summer food programs

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan children will continue to benefit from free, healthy and nutritious meals during the summer months in 2026, the Michigan Department of Education announced. MDE will offer meals through two programs that are part of the Summer Food Service Program. The first is ...

Marquette road to be closed for salamander migration

MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette will close a portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park starting Sunday to facilitate the safe migration of the blue-spotted salamander. The closure occurs in cooperation with the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Northern Michigan University ...

Meeting Tuesday of the Menominee County Dems

MENOMINEE — Menominee County Democratic Party will meet from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the ground-floor meeting room behind the front desk at Spies Public Library, 940 First St. in Menominee. Hors d’oeuvres and socializing will take place starting at 5 p.m. Those who wish to attend ...

Dickinson road millage renewal to be placed on Aug. 4 ballot

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County voters will be asked in August to renew a road millage that was first levied in 2012 and last put up for a vote in the March 2020 presidential primary. The county board Monday approved ballot language for a Dickinson County Road Commission property tax levy ...