ESCANABA — Local law enforcement has a new officer, but he is a little different from his new co-workers in that he speaks Dutch and walks on four legs. Enzo, a 10-month-old Dutch Shepherd, is the new Escanaba Public Safety K-9, handled by Officer Aaron Young. Enzo, roughly 50 pounds, is ...

By BEN GARBACZ Houghton Daily Mining Gazette LANSING — On Oct. 30 the Michigan Senate passed bills SB0165-SB0167 which brings corrections officers and other types of law enforcement such as conservation officers into a pension system. The bills were all passed with 25 yeas, 12 nays and ...

ONTONAGON — A task force working to create a new hospital in Ontonagon updated nearly 100 residents on their progress at a meeting Wednesday night. The Ontonagon Township board voted in August to accept the deed of the former Maple Manor nursing home property from local construction ...

In the United States, November has been a month for family traditions and family celebrations. For more than a century, the nation has observed Armistice Day on Nov. 11. In the U.S. it is now Veterans Day. November has also become a month when Americans express their appreciation for families ...

By GARRETT NEESE Houghton Daily Mining Gazette HANCOCK — The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But the most fun distance between two points involves detours into hay bales — or at times, a competitor’s car — as people on the sidelines cheer. It got ...

WELLS TOWNSHIP — For the fifth day in a row, records have been broken for the number of Delta County residents opting to participate in early voting on a single day at the Wells Township Hall. A total of 484 ballots were cast Wednesday bringing the total of early voters to 2,160. When early ...