Blake Rierson
TV6 Iron Mountain Bureau Reporter
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Blake Rierson grew up in Sebewaing, Michigan. He moved to Ypsilanti to study Media Production and Political Science at Eastern Michigan University. At EMU he ran streaming operations at Pease Auditorium for music and dance performances. Graduating the summer of 2023, Blake moved to the Upper Peninsula in the fall of the same year. He spends his time at the gym or the movie theater.
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The Iron Mountain Caring House displayed crosses outside First Covenant Church memorialize domestic violence victims.
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Hunters have no bagging limits towards feral pigs in Wisconsin or Michigan.
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A clinic in Crystal Falls vaccinated almost 80 people on Monday.
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The Iron Mountain Public Arts Advisory Council completed a new mural on the back of the Kenneth James Salon in downtown Iron Mountain.
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The Iron Mountain Police Department is looking to fill three patrol officer positions over the next year.
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Over 200 quilts will be on display at Pine Mountain Resort by quilters from Dickinson, Florence and Iron Counties.
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Attendees can hand-pick apples, take horse buggy rides around the orchard and listen to live music from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m.
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Farmers from Michigan to Minnesota will drive tractors through Alpha to Stager Lake Park and serve food and drink.
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The Norway Township Zoning Board of Appeals upheld a permit Monday allowing construction of the Groveland Mine Solar project in areas within the township’s border.
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Tuesday the marks National Voter Registration Day, a national push to raise awareness of how to register to vote.
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The Breitung Township Schools superintendent said preventing violence in school is his top priority.
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All previous Congregate Meal recipients will be automatically enrolled into the Meals-on-Wheels program.
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The center takes calls from veterans and helps them navigate the many digital resources available to VA patients.
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Alpha Michigan Brewing Company is hosting the 2nd Yooptoberfest on Saturday.
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Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance Vice-chair Tony Edlebeck says the county is looking to fill what he calls the “missing middle.”
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The Federal Department of Education awarded Norway Elementary School with a special award on Tuesday.
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This is the fifth year the Oscar G. Johnson Medical Center has received a national award and the second time it has received the Best Overall Experience Award.
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The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department and the Iron Mountain Fire Department are recommending residents create an emergency kit.
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Sharon Anastas, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center Suicide Prevention program manager, says for her and many other VA staff, it’s more than a job.
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Special education students from the Dickinson-Iron ISD walked with law enforcement to fundraise for the Special Olympics.
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