Blake Rierson

Michigan

Iron Mountain Bureau Reporter at WLUC-TV (Negaunee, MI)

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Dickinson County school honors graduate class

2 days ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

NORWAY, Mich. (WLUC) - Along Main Street in Norway, Norway High School’s graduating class is seen in banners hanging from the streetlights. The new program started last week, and almost 30 banners are still being put up. Norway Mayor Candy Brew says she hopes to make the banners a yearly tradition. “We’re hoping that this can go on for many years after, and I think the parents like it,” Brew said.
Dickinson County students release salmon into UP river

2 days ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

POWERS, Mich. (WLUC) - Many fish were released into the Big Cedar River by the 4th grade class of Woodland Elementary Tuesday. The fish were salmon, raised by those same students, since the beginning of the school year. Now mature enough for the wild, students took turns setting them free. Woodland Elementary 4th-grade Teacher Mike Olson says students took an active role in raising the fish.
Dickinson County non-profits to use grant money to revitalize wetlands

5 days ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

FELCH, Mich. (WLUC) - Many marshes and ponds surround the Groveland Mine Solar Project. The company leading the project, Circle Power, dedicated grant money to keep the wetlands ecologically healthy. Wildlife Unlimited of Dickinson County is a non-profit group looking to renovate one of the Groveland Mine fishing piers. President Michael Anderson says Circle Power was more than willing to help.
Dickinson County school recognizes retiring teachers

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - At North Elementary School, 4th grade students practice their math skills in Mr. Powell’s classroom. Dale Powell has been teaching middle and elementary school students at Iron Mountain for 30 years, and by summer break he will be retiring. Powell says his advice to new teachers is to always support your students. “Always put the kids first,” Powell said. “That’s kind of the important part.
Dickinson County student awarded elite scholarship

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

FELCH, Mich. (WLUC) - A Dickinson County Student was awarded two years of free tuition to Bay College Thursday. North Dickinson County Schools Senior Hope Schuiteman received Bay College’s Board of Trustees Elite Scholarship. Schuiteman has been a member of the North Dickinson School Band since the 5th grade. She also participates and leads two extracurricular groups helping the local community. Schuiteman says she didn’t think she would get the scholarship.
Iron Mountain joins Tree City USA network

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - As downtown Iron Mountain blooms this Spring, some of its trees will not. Many trees are infected with Ash Borer, but the city’s tree board has planted the seeds for a solution. Iron Mountain is now part of Tree City U.S.A., meaning the city made a commitment to maintaining its urban forest and educating you on the importance of green spaces. Tree City Board Member Virginia Feleppa says the designation gives the city new access to grant money.
Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate visits Florence County

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

AURORA, Wisc. (WLUC) - Some in northern Wisconsin got to meet a gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday. Republican candidate Josh Schoemann visited Aurora where he spoke with customers at the C&R Bar. Schoemann, the Washington County Executive since 2020, announced his candidacy on Sunday. Schoemann is the first candidate to announce his bid for the Republican nomination. Schoemann owns and runs a lavender farm outside West Bend, Wisconsin, with his family.
Norway man faces 15 years in prison with plea bargain

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson |Brady Meyer

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - A Dickinson County man faces up to 15 years in prison after entering a plea agreement on Monday. Trentin McWilliams was arrested in 2023 as part of Operation Survivor Justice, a partnership between the Michigan Department of Attorney General, local county prosecutors, and the U.S. Marshals Service. They work together to locate, apprehend, and return to Michigan fugitive offenders with outstanding sexual assault warrants.
Senior Center takes over meal program from Dickinson-Iron Community Services Agency

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

FELCH, Mich. (WLUC) - Three days a week, almost 50 meals are served to residents of Felch, Breen, and West Branch townships out of the Felch Senior Center, according to Site Board Vice President Rebecca Nord. But as of last week, those meals are being made by the senior center’s Advisory Board, and not the Dickinson Iron Community Service Agency, or DICSA.
Iron Mountain shows off downtown shops for Small Business Week

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Blake Rierson

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - Inside the Stephenson Court Building in Iron Mountain sits the Blade and Brush Scalp Spa. Having opened three years ago, the business is participating in Small Business Week. Blade and Brush Owner Ashley Lefleur says she’s found plenty of success since opening. “I’ve had no negative issues with the business, it’s a good problem to have that I’m booked up farther than expected when they call,” Lefleur said.