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IM awards contract for water lines replacement

IRON MOUNTAIN — About 375 lead service lines will be replaced at Iron Mountain homes over the next two years under a contract awarded Monday by the city council. Ultra Construction Services of Marquette was the low bidder on the $4.57 million water project, but its price will be reduced by $520,000 to match available funding. Project supervisor Coleman Engineering Co. of Iron Mountain had estimated $3.97 million for construction and contingencies, while USC’s bid was $4.23 million. To meet the budget, the scope of the work will be reduced by about 54 lines from the originally ...

Bay College to raise tuition rates, student fees for 2024-25 year

ESCANABA — Bay college is raising tuition and student fees for the upcoming academic year. According to a press release, there is a “modest” increase in tuition as well as student fees for the 2024-2025 academic year. The increase in tuition is an average of 3.5 percent. This means that per credit hour, the amount is increased based on where students live, as Delta County residents and students from other areas pay different rates. Delta County residents can expect to pay $155 per credit, while Dickinson County residents can expect to pay $231 per credit. Tuition per credit ...

Day of firsts for fishing tournament

SKANEE — It was a day of firsts for Finns Bar and Grills’ 2024 Fishing Tournament in the Skanee area Saturday. The new bar owners hosted the tournament for the first time and a first-time participant won two top prizes. Buck and Cassie Marcotte bought Finns Bar and Grill last September ...

Escanaba Yacht Club marks 90 years of achievements

ESCANABA — 90 years ago, a passionate group with shared interests assembled to organize events and improve Escanaba’s environment for recreational boating. Today, the port town’s harbor, marina, and waterfront clubhouse are representative of their accomplishments. Before the formation of the Escanaba Yacht Club (EYC) and the efforts of men like John Mitchell — sailor and talker, whose tenacity led to one reporter in 1941 calling him “the spark plug” of the EYC — and Art Aronson — sailor, engineer and city manager who concocted the plans — Escanaba’s shores were not ...

Jackson rejects plea deal in murder case

ESCANABA — Tavaris Jackson, of Escanaba rejected a plea deal from the prosecution during a hearing Friday. Jackson is accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Harley Corwin and leaving her body in O.B. Fuller Park last year. Towards the end of the proceedings, ...

Cancer center ‘a dream’ delivered

IRON MOUNTAIN — The wraps are almost ready to come off the new $10.6 million Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Regional Cancer Center. Final touches are being made as the July 15 ribbon-cutting ceremony nears, when the facility will see its first patients as well, said Brandon Baldwin, center manager. The project gives the Iron Mountain area what will be only the second comprehensive cancer treatment center in the Upper Peninsula, said Mandy Shelast, president of Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson and Marshfield’s Michigan region. “This has been a dream,” Shelast said. ...