ESCANABA -- Following voter approval of the Delta County recycling, composting and hazardous waste millage, Delta Solid Waste Management Authority (DSWMA) officials thanked residents for their support and outlined plans for Delta Wide Recycling's future. Jessica Ketcham, DSWMA assistant ...
ESCANABA, Mich. – The Bay College Foundation announced the winners of the 35th Swing for Scholarships Golf Outing, held on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Escanaba Country Club. Taking first place was the team sponsored by Engineered Machined Products (EMP), featuring Jeff Erickson, Paul ...
ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners has officially decided the county will not be placing a Headlee Rollback on the November ballot. The Headlee Amendment, approved by Michigan voters in 1978, requires local property tax rates to be rolled back when property values increase faster than inflation, limiting the amount of revenue local governments can collect without voter approval. The proposal was being considered because of declining tax revenue due to the Headlee Rollback, as seen in fiscal year 2025. If the matter had been taken to a vote and passed in Delta ...
LANSING -- Voters across Michigan expressed support for local road millages during Tuesday’s primary election, approving 92% of new millages and 96% of renewal proposals on local ballots, according to data provided by Lansing-based Gongwer News Service. Residents in counties, cities, villages and townships voted to continue or expand their investment in local roads to complement the additional state dollars pledged from the 2025 Road Funding Package. A total of 156 local road millage proposals -- 107 renewals and 50 increases -- appeared on ballots across the state. That number ...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. – Bay College is excited to announce the return of its Leadership Academy, a professional development program designed to cultivate confident, connected leaders while strengthening Dickinson County's workforce through meaningful cross-industry collaboration. Now ...
CRYSTAL FALLS, MICH. -- Dina Mia's of Iron River and Sommers Sausage Shop of Crystal Falls donated ingredients to make a 100-square-foot pizza at the Humongous Fungus Festival last weekend. Festival attendees were able to purchase servings for five dollars each; all proceeds went to the ...
