IRON MOUNTAIN - The Northern Lights YMCA Dickinson Center in Iron Mountain is helpingarea third graders learn swimming and water safety skills before school is out for the summer. With a $4,625 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Dickinson Area Community Foundation, the YMCA ...

SOUTH RANGE - Third-grade students at South Range Elementary School enjoy learning about Finnish culture from a native Finn, as part of a program sponsored by Finlandia University."Our area, and our school in general, is very rich in the Finnish culture, so the relevance is very real for our ...

MARQUETTE - Heroes walk among us every day. Sometimes they're clearly visible, like police officers, firefighters or active military personnel.Oftentimes, they're not. They're mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters or friends.They're the kind of people who usually don't ask for ...

IRON MOUNTAIN - A Norway man was honored for more than three decades of motorcycle safety training at the May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month event in Detroit.Richard Henrion, 66, was given a plaque by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson in recognition of 35 years as an instructor in ...

MARQUETTE - In a world where everything is a sales pitch, who do you trust?Truth has become a matter for debate, and any claim is given merit whether it's factual or not.The constant barrage of advertising wears down our resistance and increases our tolerance for lies and selfish motives.We ...

HANCOCK - The Copper Country Intermediate School District held its annual Parent Advisory Committee for Special Education Dinner Awards Ceremony last week at the CCISD building in Hancock.For the past 13 years, the PAC has been honoring people in the three county area who have made an ...