IRON MOUNTAIN — Property tax rates in 2023 are the same as a year ago in Dickinson County municipalities, apart from slight reductions in the city of Kingsford and the Norway-Vulcan and North Dickinson County school districts. There’s a savings of 40 cents per $1,000 taxable value in ...

ALLOUEZ TOWNSHIP — The state of Michigan Department of Treasury on Nov. 28 informed Allouez Township officials that the state will begin withholding revenue sharing funds to the township. The reason for the action, as stated in the letter, is because the township has not yet submitted its ...

ESCANABA — A fundraising project that aims to overhaul the worn-out bleachers at the home of the Eskymos is underway. A donation envelope is included in today’s Daily Press for anyone who would like to contribute to the cause. According to Eskymo Fan Club President Linda Beauchamp, who is ...

EDITORS NOTE — A group of friends recently recreated a bicycle trip that was first undertaked 46 years ago. Here is an account written by Kathleen (Courneene) Ahee. ESCANABA — Reuniting with old friends from the class of 1980 to celebrate an adventure carried out over 46 years ago was like ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — TRICO Opportunities will continue to provide janitorial services for Dickinson County, but the cost — up 20% in 2024 — is under question. The county board voted 3-2 Monday to renew the contract for cleaning at the courthouse and correctional center in Iron Mountain, as ...

MENOMINEE — A Spalding man has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, according to Menominee County Prosecutor Jeffrey T. Rogg. Dustin Randal Garvin-Thorbahn, 22, of Spalding was sentenced to 30 months to 15 years in prison after being convicted of criminal ...