Negaunee sanitary sewer overflow over
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NEGAUNEE — According to Negaunee city officials, the sanitary sewer overflow for the Tracy Mine lift station ended as of 7:40 a.m. Wednesday.
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Michigan Municipal League Takes Small Business Initiative across the Central U.P.
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MARQUETTE — The Michigan Municipal League brought its Local Economies initiative to several Central Upper Peninsula communities last week, with visits to Forsyth Township, Ishpeming, Gladstone, Manistique and Marquette. Backed by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Ralph C. ...
DIISD Technology Center $6.4M project to begin renovations
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IRON MOUNTAIN — This summer, the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Technology Center will begin a $6.4 million renovation, with most of the work scheduled across two construction seasons. The project will modernize the nearly 50-year-old facility through updated classrooms, a new ...
Upcoming UPEDA meeting to focus on housing, mining
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MARQUETTE — Save the date for the next Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance meeting on May 14. The meeting will bring together mining industry leaders, housing advocates and policy experts from across the Upper Peninsula for a virtual conversation on two pressing regional issues: ...
New U.S. Census offers encouragement as estimates show U.P. population growth in seven counties
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MARQUETTE — New U.S. Census estimates show several Upper Peninsula counties posted population gains between 2021 and 2025, with Luce County seeing the largest percentage increase and Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Mackinac, Marquette and Schoolcraft counties also edging upward. Demographers say ...
Manistique hotel and campground site gets new life as Campfire Shores
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MANISTIQUE — A once vacant hotel and campground site in Manistique is getting redeveloped as Campfire Shores, a new, re-envisioned outdoor destination that blends camping, glamping, trails and future event space with plans to renovate part of the former hotel building. Once complete, ...