ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners Tuesday voted to have an attorney look into actions at the Delta County Airport, stretching back through the tenure of former Airport Manager Andrea Nummilien. The move comes just two weeks after the current airport manager described the ...
ESCANABA — An “Energy Town Hall” on recently passed state legislation that requires Michigan to move to 100% clean energy by 2040 was held Tuesday in Escanaba by Republican Michigan House Representatives David Prestin and Gregory Markkanen, along with Republican Senator Edward McBroom. The politicians and audience members expressed their displeasure with the new laws (Senate Bills 271 and 273 and House Bills 5120 and 5121). The discussion centered around the understood loss of local power, both at the government level and for landowners; worry that dependence upon certain energy ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Several items from the city of Iron Mountain will be offered for sale on the Wisconsin Surplus online auction site. The city council this week approved City Manager Jordan Stanchina’s request to use the site to sell Christmas decorations replaced this year. There are 30 street pieces that will be sold in groups — seven groups of four and one group of two. It’s hoped the groupings will attract better prices than trying to sell the entire collection as one, Stanchina said. The city will also list a used air compressor from public works and a 2012 Dodge Charger ...
HOUGHTON — Brigitte Morin’s biological sciences courses are intentionally designed to make every Husky in her lab or classroom feel welcome to come as they are. This inclusive approach to teaching has earned Morin the 2023 Michigan Technological University Diversity Award. “This new ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County’s chief assistant prosecutor will be paid $90,000 annually, effective Jan. 1, up from the current $79,000. The county board approved the salary for Kristin Kass in a 3-2 vote Tuesday after about 30 minutes of discussion that included words of support from 41st Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind. Commissioner John Degenaer Jr., who backed the increase, said a chief assistant’s salary scale $10,000 above the rate paid an assistant prosecutor has already been approved by the board. Also, the board has approved a starting salary of $80,000 for an ...
HANCOCK — Superintendent Chris Salani updated the School Board on the progress of the Critical Incident Mapping component of the school’s security program. Salani said thanks go to School Board Trustee Charlie Klein, who helped facilitate the project through that Sheriff’s Department, the district now has new maps of the schools. Klein is also Detective-Lieutenant of the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department, A copy of the maps will be retained in the high school for the district. There will be copies with the Hancock City Police Department and the Sheriff’s ...
