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Board updated on mental health program for Dickinson inmates

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County officials are so far pleased with the mental health services offered for jail inmates through ATC Healthcare Services of MidMichigan. The county’s contract provides nine hours of mental health staffing weekly, reimbursed through a grant, and that’s typically been extended to 12 to 13 hours, Sheriff Aaron Rochon told the county board this week. Recently, 22 of 54 inmates were being seen through the program, Rochon said. Commissioner Kevin Sullivan, who volunteers as a pastor at the jail, said the ATC staff is doing good work. “I can’t applaud ...

Top students in North Dickinson’s Class of 2026

FELCH TOWNSHIP — The North Dickinson County School District has announced two valedictorians and a salutatorian for the graduating Class of 2026. They are — — Aubrey Applekamp of Channing, the daughter of Jarvis and Angela Applekamp, is co-valedictorian with a 4.0 grade-point average. Applekamp participated in volleyball and track all four years and basketball her first three years. Her athletic achievements include Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Honor Award Division 3 in the high jump and 3200m and 1600m relays; Team Academic All State team in 2023; volleyball ...

Michigan limits hunters to one buck in Lower Peninsula

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) At a meeting that lasted more than nine hours, Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission voted Wednesday to limit hunters in the Lower Peninsula ...

Deal with tax cuts, special ed funds dies in Wisconsin Senate

A bipartisan deal between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders blew up Wednesday night in the Wisconsin Legislature after days of attacks from lawmakers and gubernatorial candidates from both parties. The measure, which would have spent $1.8 billion on a combination of tax cuts and special education funding, was the product of months of talks between Evers, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg. All three are set to retire after this term, a status that gave them more leeway to negotiate. But rank-and-file ...

MDOS installs electronic check-in stations at 80 branch offices

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of State has completed installation of check-in and booking stations at branch office locations that do not have a full-time staff greeter present, finishing the project several months ahead of schedule. Now, customers at 80 branch offices can ...

We Energies Foundation boosts Rewarding Responders Grant

MILWAUKEE — The We Energies Foundation this year is providing its largest donation yet through the Rewarding Responders Grant program to help police, fire and emergency medical services agencies improve public safety. The foundation will provide $150,000 in grant funding — up from $100,000 last year. Emergency response agencies in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula can apply for a grant through June 15. The Rewarding Responders Grant helps first responders acquire lifesaving equipment or training. Departments use the funding to meet vital equipment needs — from protective ...