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Dickinson to add jet hangar at Ford airport

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County plans to add another large hangar at Ford Airport, expecting to lease it to a company that wants to base a private jet there. The county board Monday authorized Controller Brian Bousley to prepare a request for proposals. There was little discussion, though ...

Input needed for Hancock master plan

HANCOCK — Should Hancock be more walkable? Should there be more recreational options? And are more changes needed to the city’s zoning? Hancock residents can proactively weigh in on those and other topics at two sessions next week that will help the city decide its direction the next five ...

Iron County returns to having an administrator

CRYSTAL FALLS — For the first time in almost four years, the Iron County Board meeting this afternoon will have a county administrator. Lynette Lorenz, one of the county’s two administrative assistants, has been hired at a base salary of $63,500. The board voted March 14 to approve a ...

Blast of spring will spark migration

IRON MOUNTAIN — The pace of spring migration has already picked up and likely will kick into overdrive with the jump in temperatures in the region this week. The first few red-winged blackbirds and common grackles have become the usual noisy horde, dominating the bird feeder and loudly ...

County board splits on salary for interim administrator

ESCANABA — After weeks of discussion, the Delta County Board of Commissioners officially approved the wages for Interim County Administrator Ashleigh Young this week and finalized a job description for a permanent administrator. Young was appointed to the interim position on Feb. 14, just a ...