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Editor’s note: This is a published version of a talk that Richard Rosenfeld ’63 delivered at his namesake Rosenfeld Hall in Timothy Dwight College on […]

NORWAY — With orders on the rise, refuse truck manufacturer Loadmaster of Norway is adding production capabilities with a 12,500-square-foot expansion to its

NORWAY — With orders on the rise, refuse truck manufacturer Loadmaster of Norway is adding production capabilities with a 12,500-square-foot expansion to its

janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Healthcare System reported Thursday the hospital’s COVID-19 wing is empty, reflecting at least a temporary drop in the number of positive cases. “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen that type of census,” said Sue Hadley, director of nursing, during a hospital board Zoom meeting. No coronavirus patients were in intensive care as well, she said. As of Wednesday, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department has re...

janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County adopted a resolution Monday protesting “undue burdens” placed on businesses as a result of Michigan’s pandemic restrictions. The board debated the topic during a Zoom meeting that featured a weak audio feed for some participants. The resolution was a late addition to the agenda and no copy was provided to The Daily News before the meeting or within hours after adjournment. The action appears similar to a measure approv...

janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com JOAN DECLARK, LEFT, a registered nurse at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, administers the hospital’s first COVID-19 vaccine to Pamela Faccio of Norway, dayshift charge nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. Faccio volunteered to become the first person on staff to receive the vaccine. More than 30 people were vaccinated Dec. 17 for the first priority phase. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News photo) The first COVID-19 vaccination is drawn up Thursday...