DOLLAR BAY — As elementary school students filed into the Dollar Bay gymnasium Wednesday morning, they found a surprise: table after table of new books. They only had a moment to browse the covers, but that’s OK: they’ll be able to read them anytime they want. Dollar Bay Elementary ...

FELCH TOWNSHIP — North Dickinson County High School has announced its top seniors in the Class of 2024. They are: ≤ Mya Grunlund, the daughter of Tim and Abby Grunlund, is the 2024 valedictorian with a 4.0 grade-point average. While at North Dickinson, Grunlund played in volleyball ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — Brush up on those talents — the Crystal Falls Business Association invites the region to show them off at its new Summer Street Performer Series. The CFBA will kick off this new monthly event Thursday, May 23. Performers will share their skills from 6 to 8 p.m. on the ...

GLADSTONE — A special meeting for the Gladstone City Commission has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, the day after Memorial Day. One of the topics that will be discussed then was also looked at during the commission’s regular meeting on Monday, May 13 — the tentative pursuit of a ...

MARQUETTE — U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced Wednesday that his office has filed federal charges against Dylan Kenneth Wagner, 29, of Grand Rapids, MI; Jason Arden Allard, 28, of Macomb, MI; and Scott Warren Allard, 30, of Clinton Township, MI. The men ...

ESCANABA — A graduation ceremony doubling as a draft day for students that will be entering building trades was held at the UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 111 Hall in Escanaba. Eleven graduating seniors from Escanaba, Gladstone, Iron Mountain, Marquette and Rapid River were recruited by ...