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Snow Day Fibers marks opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony

ISHPEMING — Snow Day Fibers celebrated its opening in downtown Ishpeming with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, in partnership with the Lake Superior Community Partnership. Owned by Kimmie Conrad, Snow Day Fibers is located at 200 E. Division St., Ishpeming, and offers a welcoming ...

Gwinn tree-cutter dies by electrocution

GWINN — The 52nd worker death of the year recorded by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration was that of an Upper Peninsula man from Gwinn who owned a tree removal business. A property owner had hired A Cut Above Tree and Lawn Care, L.L.C. for a job at a private residence in Forsyth Township. On Thursday, 50-year-old Jayson Dutiel, the owner of the company, was cutting down a tree when it fell onto a power line. "Another worker used a skid steer to lift (Dutiel) so he could attempt to push the tree off the power line," stated a release from MIOSHA following an ...

Today in History: August 24, Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida

Today in History: August 24, Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2026. There are 129 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida; the storm resulted in 65 deaths and caused ...

MSP promotes Welch to inspector

MARQUETTE — There's a new Michigan State Police inspector in the Upper Peninsula and as a result, a change in the agency's regional command structure. MSP has announced that Jason Welch has been promoted to the rank of inspector, where he will serve as the assistant district commander for ...

Where things stand in Line 5 saga

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. ST. IGNACE — More than a decade into Michigan’s debate about Line 5, the question of how to keep oil from spilling out of the ...