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Driver sentenced to 15 years in state prison

L’ANSE — An Illinois man was sentenced to 57 months to 15 years in prison in Baraga County Circuit Court Monday for drunk driving in a fatal crash at the Holiday station in L’Anse. Dawaun Johnson, 24, of University Park, Illinois, was working for the CR England company on the night of October 17, 2022. He began dozing off and veered off the road as he approached the station, killing Al Dantes Jr., who was filling up outside. The vehicle then continued into the Holiday store, injuring a worker and engulfing the station in flames. For most of the night, a trainee had been behind ...

Taavola takes helm of rec department in Gladstone

GLADSTONE — The City of Gladstone has a new parks and recreation director. Wendy Taavola, who stepped into her first day on the job May 20, says she aims to maintain and improve the city’s existing assets and anticipates that the first year will be spent gaining insight on how things are ...

Hundreds celebrate at second Keweenaw Pridefest

HANCOCK — Kicking off the start of Pride Month, the second annual Keweenaw Pridefest drew hundreds to the Hancock Beach Saturday. The event is put on by Keweenaw Queers, with the goal of being free, all-ages and inclusive, said President Kate Atkinson. This year’s theme, “Here and Queer,” celebrated both the progress made in obtaining recognition and the support locally. “I think it does a lot to raise awareness and also reflect positively on the community,” she said. “I think being up here we’re so far north, and people have a lot of assumptions of the demographic ...

IXL Museum reveals Hermansville’s past

HERMANSVILLE — Inside Hermansville’s IXL Historical Museum, a fascinating story of the once-booming lumber company town is told through its exhibits. The first floor of the 1881-82 Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co. building that was dedicated to the administration staff houses artifacts that ...

Open Air Market returns to downtown Norway

NORWAY — The Norway Downtown Development Authority will kick off its second-annual Open Air Market on Thursday on Main Street in the downtown. The market is open from 5:30 to about 8:15 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 22, with the exception of July 4. The event coincides with Music in the Park and is adjacent to the bandshell on Main Street in Norway, with concerts to begin at 7 p.m. An Open Air Market is different from a farmers or artisan market, as it allows the DDA to feature a wider variety of individual vendors that produce high-quality products, DDA Event Coordinator Gina ...

New boats, better response

HANCOCK — The U.S. Coast Guard Station Portage’s newest vessel will be out patrolling the waters next week. Officers have been training on a new 45-foot response boat medium, the first of two it will have on the water this summer. Starting Monday, the boat replaces the 47-foot motor ...