Dickinson County News Archives

Jury selection began today for a Channing man charged with five counts of criminal sexual conduct. via The Daily News

“If you have a roof over your head, you're not homeless. If you are living with family and friends, you're not homeless. If you lost jobs and can't pay rent, you're not homeless”

' Homeless is defined as anybody in a shelter. At the end of 2007, there were 23 chronically homeless persons in Dickinson and Iron counties, according to information compiled by the Dickinson Iron Community ... via The Daily News

“Pulmonary embolism is very subtle”

Each year, as many as 300,000 Americans die from a common complication of Deep Vein Thrombosis. via The Daily News

A 76-year-old Kingsford woman was hospitalized after a dog attack in Kingsford Heights. via The Daily News

“Now, $52,000 has come to them from TIFA and they still want .85 (mills)”

Voters will be asked in August to renew a property tax levy of up to 0.9 mills for the Dickinson County Library. via The Daily News

“The new offices are great for having some privacy to talk to families, to allow committees to come in and have committee meetings right here and get a lot of support directly from our support staff here in the office”

Dickinson County residents celebrated the grand opening of a new office designed to help the community. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

Officials at the Verso paper mill in Quinnesec are repairing and updating their facilities, hoping to remain competitive in the 21st Century. via WLNS-TV Lansing

“Storm total snow amounts of 10 to 16 inches can be expected by the time the heavy wet snow lightens up late Saturday”

All area schools were closed as a mixture of heavy snow and sleet continued to pelt the Dickinson County area today. via The Daily News

H. Eugene Nelser, 91, of Norway, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Maryhill Manor in Niagara, Wis. via The Daily News

The prosecutor in Dickinson County says he won't file charges against a member of the Iron Mountain City Council who threw a pen that struck a fellow member. via WLNS-TV Lansing

Winter weather keeps on coming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A fresh blanket of snow fell in many parts of the U.P. early Wednesday morning, and forecasters say more is on the way. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

A man with two loaded guns was arrested by authorities early this morning in the Sagola area. via The Daily News

Dickinson County Healthcare System Employees recently made a donation $5,072.50 to the Spring Lake Animal Shelter. via The Daily News

In an April 3 story about a city council member claiming a colleague threw a pen at him, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Dickinson County prosecutor's office was reviewing a complaint in the ... via WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

Fur may not be flying in Iron Mountain politics, but an airborne pen has led one city council member to make a criminal complaint against a colleague. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

“There is no way it was an accident.”

Iron Mountain politics hasn't been especially pretty in recent years, and now it's gotten just a little messier. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

“They are going to just shut it down, close the counter. There won't be anyone there to help at all”

A two-month loss of commercial air service at Dickinson County Airport will be an inconvenience to travelers and will likely dent the local economy. via The Daily News