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Pipeline leaks natural gas in Wisconsin

SAXON, Wisconsin — A section of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline leaked natural gas liquid on Tuesday morning near the town of Saxon. Both the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Enbridge have confirmed the leak with Wisconsin Examiner, drone video of which is circulating social media showing plumes of smoke or mist-like vapor pouring out and covering an area with parked trucks and construction equipment. The leak was caused when a truck — which Enbridge said was unoccupied — rolled over an open excavation site for a Line 5 valve project, over a natural gas transmission ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

60 years ago NEGAUNEE — With the opening of another school year little more than a week away, Police Chief Ralph Carlson today suggested that parents of children who will be entering school for the first time familiarize youngsters with the route they should follow. “Some of the kindergarten children have been prepared in many ways for their first school year by enrollment in Operation Head Start, but our principal concern is that they be well aware of any traffic hazards they may encounter along the way to and from school,” Chief Carlson said. “This is particularly true for ...

Between the Columns: Check out what’s available at Peter White Public Library

Check out what PWPL book groups have been reading over the last year. Book descriptions in this article are adapted from publishers’ summaries and library catalog records. All Booked Up:
“God of the Woods” by Liz Moore (FIC MOORE) —in the early morning, August 1975: a camp ...

Assuring access to electronic waste recycling in U.P.

MARQUETTE — It started as a complaint in 2014 about an unregistered electronics recycler with a pile of televisions behind their place of business. It ended with the Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 spending over $1 million to cleanup over 1.2 million pounds of crushed television ...

Speed is essential

US 41 Houghton improvements to start Sept. 8

HOUGHTON — ­The Michigan Department of Transportation and the city of Houghton are investing about $416,000 in improvements on southbound US 41 (Montezuma Avenue), Bridge Street and Quincy Street to support the future Portage Lake Lift Bridge project. This work will reduce congestion during the upcoming bridge project and create a safer driving environment. A left-turn lane will be built on Montezuma Avenue and Bridge and Quincy streets will be repaved. A temporary signal is planned to be installed later at the Quincy Street/northbound US 41 (Shelden Avenue) intersection prior to the ...