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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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)

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 & ...

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 ...