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janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com A record 22,980 passengers boarded flights at Ford Airport in 2019. (Daily News file photo) IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County has again qualified for a federal grant of more than $1 million to help support Ford Airport through the pandemic. The county in 2021 is eligible for up to $1,012, 308, Controller Brian Bousley reported during the county board’s Zoom meeting Monday. The appropriation is part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act signed into law Dec. 27 during the final weeks of the Trump administration. In all, near...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dolly Cook, who has served more than three decades as Dickinson County’s clerk-register of deeds, will retire effective Feb. 28. Controlle

janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Board adopted a resolution Monday on a 4-1 vote that acknowledges COVID-19 as a serious threat but asserts Michigan health orders have placed undue burdens and restrictions on local businesses and employees. It says, in effect, the county won’t interfere with establishments that operate with proper health precautions, including personal protective equipment and social distancing. The resolution, however, is largely symbolic as other governmental units — including the state — have their own enforcement powers. The...

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 approved earlier this month in Delta County, declaring it a sanctuary county for businesses affected by CO...

janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com THE DICKINSON COUNTY BOARD will have a public hearing tonight at the county courthouse in Iron Mountain on the proposed $9.9 million general fund budget for 2021. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo) IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County will remain under a state of emergency for COVID-19, the county board decided Monday. Although the rate of new cases is down from when the declaration was reinstated in late October, it should be kept in place, said Pete Schlitt, the county’s emergency services coordinator. A key reason, he said, is to designate public works emplo...