×

Region

Bridge lifts to be restricted

By GARRETT NEESE Daily Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — Drivers in Houghton and Hancock will have less worry of unexpected backups at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Lifts of the bridge will be restricted to the top and halfway point of the hour in most cases, starting Sept. 29, Houghton County ...

Ford Airport Day takes off Saturday

By TERRI CASTELAZ The Daily News KINGSFORD — For two decades, the history of flight has been celebrated at Ford Airport Day. The 20th-annual event is set to take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kingsford airport. The A-26 Invader “The Silver Dragon” will again be one ...

Bridging the bay? Baraga, L’Anse schools exploring consolidation

By GARRETT NEESE The Daily Mining Gazette BARAGA COUNTY — Two Baraga County school districts are tentatively investigating whether the districts will consolidate. Baraga Area Schools and L’Anse Public Schools are looking into the idea, which would result in a combined school ...

County to update recycling plan

By JIM ANDERSON The Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County expects to update its solid waste management plan with the help of a regional agency that will receive state grant funds, part of a legislative package signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in December to overhaul Michigan’s ...

End the Silence Walk is Saturday at new location

ESCANABA — End the Silence, a Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention Walk, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept.16. The event will be held at a new location this year, the Miracle of Life Building at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The walk is being held at the end of National Suicide ...

Long-range forecast suggests a dry fall, milder winter in region

IRON MOUNTAIN — Fall colors in the southern Upper Peninsula are expected to peak about three or four weeks from now as the National Weather Service predicts elevated chances for a dry fall and winter. Below-normal precipitation is forecast in the Great Lakes region through April, due to the ...