By BEN GARBACZ Houghton Daily Mining Gazette LANSING — On Oct. 30 the Michigan Senate passed bills SB0165-SB0167 which brings corrections officers and other types of law enforcement such as conservation officers into a pension system. The bills were all passed with 25 yeas, 12 nays and ...

ONTONAGON — A task force working to create a new hospital in Ontonagon updated nearly 100 residents on their progress at a meeting Wednesday night. The Ontonagon Township board voted in August to accept the deed of the former Maple Manor nursing home property from local construction ...

In the United States, November has been a month for family traditions and family celebrations. For more than a century, the nation has observed Armistice Day on Nov. 11. In the U.S. it is now Veterans Day. November has also become a month when Americans express their appreciation for families ...

By GARRETT NEESE Houghton Daily Mining Gazette HANCOCK — The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But the most fun distance between two points involves detours into hay bales — or at times, a competitor’s car — as people on the sidelines cheer. It got ...

WELLS TOWNSHIP — For the fifth day in a row, records have been broken for the number of Delta County residents opting to participate in early voting on a single day at the Wells Township Hall. A total of 484 ballots were cast Wednesday bringing the total of early voters to 2,160. When early ...

KINGSFORD — Get into the holiday spirit early at the annual Daily News Newspapers in Education Big Holiday Craft Show on Saturday in Kingsford. The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. event is expected to draw thousands to Kingsford Middle/High School, 445 Hamilton Ave. Admission is free. The Big Holiday ...