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I-75 Business Spur maintenance over I-75 in
 Sault Ste. Marie starts July 20

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SAULT STE. MARIE — The Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing maintenance on the I-75 Business Spur bridge over I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie, requiring traffic signal changes on the bridge beginning Monday, July 20. Work will be completed from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. each night. The work is expected to be completed by Wednesday morning, July 22, but may extend to Thursday, July 23, depending on the weather. Motorists should expect one lane of alternating traffic open on I-75 BS with temporary traffic signals. The existing ramp signals will be placed in flash mode. A 12-foot lane ...

In Michigan, 100K live downstream of old, decrepit dams

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CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP — Jonathan Korbecki was relaxing at home on the Thornapple River one rainy February night when the fire marshal knocked on his door, warning the nearby Labarge Dam may fail and send a wall of water his way. Hundreds of yards of trucked-in sand prevented disaster that ...

IHS Class of '56 to meet

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ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming High School Class of 1956 will meet at noon Monday, July 20, at the pavilion area of the Al Quaal Recreation Area for its monthly lunch. Friends, spouses, and other relatives are always welcome to join. Photos of the 70-year reunion will be available for pick up. We’ll also work on preparing photos for mailing to out-of-town classmates.

Second day of extreme heat in U.P., wildfire smoke on its way

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MARQUETTE — The National Weather Service issued a second Extreme Heat Warning again for much of the Upper Peninsula on Tuesday, predicting dangerously hot conditions with a heat index between 98 and 105. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office released a statement with information on how ...

Civil War Ogichidaa, Company K, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

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MARQUETTE — Ogichidaa is Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) word that primarily translates to “warrior” or “veteran.” More broadly it represents anyone who demonstrates extreme courage, puts the needs of their community first, and protects the language, culture and well-being of their people. ...

Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage. Iran has insisted it controls the critical waterway, as another exchange of fire threatened a return to all-out war. The U.S. had until now said the strait should remain open to all without tolls, as it was before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. Any attempt by the U.S. or Iran to charge fees would violate global norms on freedom of navigation and raise tensions, likely ...