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Bay College Board of Trustees Election set

ESCANABA – Residents of Delta County will vote for four seats on the Bay de Noc Community College Board of Trustees in the Nov. 3 general election. The positions held by Nicholas M. Chenier, Wendy B. Middaugh and Cory J. Kuchenberg are regular six-year terms that expire on Dec. 31. The position held by Katherine VanEnkevort is a two-year term expiring on Dec. 31, 2028. All incumbents have announced their intention to run in the general election. Candidates must be nominated by petitions signed by no less than one hundred, nor over two hundred qualified registered voters residing ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago ISHPEMING — The NICE school board will hold a special meeting Thursday to narrow down the list of architectural firms for the design of a new school. The board hopes to decide on a list of three potential candidates for the task of designing the $9 million kindergarten through 8th-garde school to be build near Westwood High School. Construction on the school is expected to begin this summer. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Westwood High School. 60 years ago NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP — Snow, temperatures near freezing and frost, that sounds like a late fall or ...

Local receives Eagle Scout award

MARQUETTE — Ian Galbreath of Boy Scout Troop 372 recently received the Eagle Scout Award with 1 palm at a Court of Honor at First United Methodist Church. His parents are Kim Fryzel and Kurt Galbreath. Kurt was also Ian’s Scoutmaster for most of the Boy Scout years. Ian had a full ...

US-41 signal work in Houghton set for June 1-3 

HOUGHTON ­- Crews from the Michigan Department of Transportation will be making traffic signal upgrades at the US-41/MacInnes Drive intersection in Houghton from June 1-3. This work will require lane closures June 2. Motorists should expect lane closures and traffic shifts in each direction of US 41 beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 2. The traffic impacts are expected to last four to five hours. Low level signals, backplates and bottom tethers will be installed at the intersection to upgrade the signalized intersection. MDOT urges motorists to use caution when approaching the ...