By GARRETT NEESE Daily Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — Drivers in Houghton and Hancock will have less worry of unexpected backups at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Lifts of the bridge will be restricted to the top and halfway point of the hour in most cases, starting Sept. 29, Houghton County ...
MARINETTE,—Marinette County sheriff’s deputies used a drone to help find horses that got loose early Tuesday north of Porterfield, Wis., which followed reports of both a minor collision and near collision on County Highway G. In all, 10 horses were gathered, and taken home by the owner, ...
By R. R. BRANSTROM The Daily Press ESCANABA — Wildlife Unlimited of Delta County, which has to date raised over $1.5 million that have contributed to outdoor projects in cooperation with charitable organizations also within Delta County, is gearing up for their 42nd annual banquet, which will be held in the Ruth Butler Building on Thursday, Sept. 21. The aims of the nonprofit corporation — according to its bylaws — are to perpetuate wildlife indigenous to the Upper Peninsula, to foster education on the sciences pertaining to such species, to aid conservation of wildlife ...
By JIM ANDERSON The Daily News IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County expects to update its solid waste management plan with the help of a regional agency that will receive state grant funds, part of a legislative package signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in December to overhaul Michigan’s recycling policies. Under the state’s new solid waste statute, each county will adopt a materials management plan to replace its solid waste plan. Regional collaboration is encouraged when developing landfills, recycling and composting facilities. The Escanaba-based Central Upper Peninsula ...
ESCANABA — End the Silence, a Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention Walk, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept.16. The event will be held at a new location this year, the Miracle of Life Building at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The walk is being held at the end of National Suicide Prevention Week. Money raised from the walk provides funding for The Delta County Suicide Prevention Taskforce. This year’s main speaker, Jennifer Buta, will discuss her experience of losing her son, Jordan DeMay, who took his own life as a result of sextortion. In addition, there will be ...
By GARRETT NEESE The Daily Mining Gazette BARAGA COUNTY — Two Baraga County school districts are tentatively investigating whether the districts will consolidate. Baraga Area Schools and L’Anse Public Schools are looking into the idea, which would result in a combined school ...
