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Swedish Passport, two other Norway businesses get DDA facade grants

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NORWAY — The Norway Downtown Development Authority has announced the three businesses recommended to receive the 2025-2026 Facade Improvement Grant. Robert and Barb Thorne, owners of the Swedish Passport in Norway, have qualified for a $20,000 grant from the DDA to support improvements to ...

Flood warnings to remain in effect through week

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The National Weather Service on Monday said river flooding in the region, while decreasing, will persist through this week. Snow melt has resulted in rivers reaching critical levels, forecasters said. The Dickinson County Road Commission on Monday reopened the Sturgeon River bridge on ...

Sheboygan man dies from injuries after April 8 crash

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A 66-year-old Sheboygan, Wis., man died Saturday as a result of injuries sustained in traffic crash earlier this month in Crivitz, said Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller. In a news release issued Monday, Miller said Terry A. Garbisch was eastbound on Main Avenue at 1:37 a.m. April 8 when ...

Copper Country had significant role in US history

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Editor’s note: The Daily News, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ America at 250 series with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. For more America at 250 stories, see page A7. COPPER COUNTRY — When most ...

Environmental advocates slam USFS for advancing UP logging project

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After the release of a preliminary decision to move forward with a logging project in Ottawa National Forest, members of a Chicago-based environmental advocacy group are arguing the U.S. Forest Service did not properly consider the project’s overall environmental impact. On Thursday, the ...

Frederick, Maryland, had an active role in Revolutionary War

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Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we stop ...