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Millage for IM schools officer to go on ballot Feb. 27

IRON MOUNTAIN — A millage renewal to continue funding a full-time police liaison officer in Iron Mountain schools is planned for the Feb. 27 ballot. Iron Mountain City Council on Monday agreed to seek the renewal to allow for better planning as it looks to potentially fill three vacancies in the police department. If the liaison millage is not renewed in 2024 there would be one less position to fill, City Manager Jordan Stanchina explained. The upcoming summer tax bill will be the last year for the current levy. The city could also choose to schedule a renewal vote for the Aug. 6 ...

Soo Lock’s MacArthur Lock closing for season

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the navigation season at 7 a.m. on Dec. 17 through April 24 to perform dam safety inspections and routine maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever occurs first. The Soo Locks operating season is fixed by federal regulations. “The 800-foot-long MacArthur Lock, built in 1943, is 80 years old; the maintenance period is critical to keeping the lock in operation during the shipping season,” Maintenance Branch Chief Nicholas Pettit said. “The Soo ...

Christmas in the village

Santa leans in close to hear what a girl wants for Christmas during the annual Christmas in the Village event at the U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association Antique Village while other Escanaba students wait for their turn with the jolly old elf. (Escanaba Daily Press photo)

U.P. sees moderate jobs gains in October

By JIM ANDERSON The Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate ticked down to 4.1% in October, falling 0.1 percentage points even as 1,400 more workers entered the job market, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management & Budget. “Michigan unemployment rates generally exhibited minor declines despite auto-related layoffs throughout the state in October,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director of the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. The statewide not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.3 ...

Second fire damages Alpena theater on Sunday

By The Alpena News ALPENA — For the second time in just over three years, the Thunder Bay Theatre suffered damage from a fire. After undergoing damage from a fire that destroyed the former John A. Lau restaurant in July 2020, a large section of the theater was destroyed by a blaze in the early morning hours of Sunday. Renovations to repair the damage caused by the 2020 fire began in September. The hopes were it would reopen in the fall of next year. Thunder Bay Theatre President Anne Gentry said as sad as the news is, things could have been worse. She said the hard work and ...

Lights at Lake Antoine

IRON MOUNTAIN — The third-annual Lights at Lake Antoine event is underway and bigger and brighter than ever. Forty participants are using 48 campsites, the most they can do right now, said Ann Hruska, secretary of Lake Antoine Park Partners, which organizes the event. “That’s about ...