HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council will hold a special hearing next month on the proposed purchase of three Finlandia University properties that were in the process of being abandoned. Wednesday night, the council scheduled a hearing for its Oct. 18 meeting on a purchase agreement for ...

LAURIUM — The Laurium Village Council held its regular September meeting on Tuesday evening. During the meeting, the councilors discussed seasonal changes to the village as well as meeting and moving on long-term goals including department staffing. The meeting began with Police Chief ...

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners abruptly reversed course Tuesday to make the controversial attorney Scott Graham the county’s primary legal counsel and the services of Delta County Prosecutor Lauren Wickman a last resort. “I started thinking about this. Our prosecutor ...

By Iron Mountain Daily News staff KINGSFORD — A $13.4 million water project in Kingsford is eligible for grant and loan assistance, but the city must still try to gain $4.4 million in additional funding, council members learned this week. The project in the Ford Addition and Heights ...

By MIKE GONZALEZ The Alpena News ALPENA — The film, “Harsens Island Revenge,” started production on Sunday in the Alpena area. The film is an adaptation of a book of the same title set in the Prohibition-era by Karl Manke and produced by Lansing-based film company Collective ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Running not only can do a body good, in some cases it can be beneficial for the community. Run Iron Mountain will host its 11th annual event Saturday, with proceeds going to Dickinson County Cancer Loan Closet and Northwoods AirLifeline. Over the past 10 years, the ...