LANSING — Houghton County Memorial Airport will receive a million dollars in state funds designed to address PFAS contanimation related to the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy last week that grants totaling $9 million ...

IRONWOOD – Nurses at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital voted last week to ratify a new union contract, according to a release from the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA). The contract takes effect immediately and runs through July 19, 2028. The release says the agreement maintains the wage structure ...

ALGER COUNTY — A 22-year old Ohio man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a snowmobile accident in the central U.P. Saturday. According to a press release from the Michigan State Police, troopers from the Negaunee post responded to a report of snowmobile accident at approximately ...

Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 19, there will be no Daily Mining Gazette published. The paper will not be mailed to subscribers nor will it be available at retail outlets. Publication will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 20. However, the Gazette offices in downtown ...

ESCANABA – A man who pleaded guilty to multiple drug and weapons charges was sentenced this week in Delta County 47th Circuit Court in Escanaba. Tristan Russell Halfaday, of Wilson, appeared alongside his attorney, Grant Carlson of Iron Mountain, after pleading guilty to the following ...

HOUGHTON — Jibba Jabba returns this winter with major course upgrades, the revival of a fan-favorite feature and increased prize money for top riders of the night. Downtown Houghton's premier freestyle snowboard event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 14. The event is 100% volunteer driven, is ...