PEMBINE, Wis. — Two teen males have been taken into custody after a fire this morning destroyed a 132-year-old railroad building in Pembine, according to the Marinette County Sheriff's office. Sheriff Jerry Sauve released no further information on how the two, ages 14 and 16, might be ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A scoring system soon will be adopted to evaluate applications for a limited number of medical marijuana licenses being made available in Iron Mountain. A rubric reviewed Monday by the city council places the greatest emphasis on the applicant’s qualifications and ability ...
NORWAY — The Norway City Council on Monday approved a budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year that does not increase tax or utility rates. “I am extremely proud of this financial plan,” City Manager Ray Anderson said in a letter to council members, adding he was grateful to Norway staff for ...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. said Monday that it is moving ahead with the collection of rock and soil samples in the Straits of Mackinac while it prepares for a court battle with Michigan’s governor over a planned oil pipeline tunnel there. The Canadian company, which has ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — An Iron Mountain woman could receive a deferred judgment after pleading guilty to a lesser drug-related charge Monday in Dickinson County Circuit Court. Vanessa Lanthier, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of heroin, a felony punishable by up to four years in ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain announced his June office hours for residents of Dickinson, Menominee, and Delta counties. “We have been working on a ton of great things in Lansing,” Rep. LaFave said. “I look forward to discussing the issues we have been working on ...
AMBERG, Wis. — The Amberg Historical Society Museum is off to a good start for the 2019 summer season, but they’re extremely short of people to keep the buildings open and walk visitors through the displays and artifacts. Because of this, the museum is only open from 10 a.m. to 4 ...
Forest Park seniors Laina Toivonen and Max Nylund each received a Wilbur and Catherine T. Schenk Legacy Scholarship for 2019. Toivonen is the daughter of Brad and Jen Toivonen of Hematite Township. She will be attending Michigan Technological University studying chemical engineering. Nylund is ...
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — A shipyard on the border between Wisconsin and Michigan was for one day crowded with Minnesotans who showed up Saturday to watch the launch of the U.S. Navy’s newest combat ship, named in honor of the Twin Cities. The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul was dropped sideways ...
LANSING — State Rep. Beau LaFave on Monday criticized Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointments to the newly created U.P. Energy Task Force. “I am deeply disappointed but not surprised to see that the governor’s ‘U.P. Energy Task Force’ has been packed with downstate liberals who ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Daily News Bingo Mania winners for May are: Rita Rozine of Vulcan, $150 blackout; Debbie Burrell of Iron Mountain, $100 for letter N bingo; Marion Opolka of Iron Mountain, $75 for two or more bingo; and Patsy Flatka of Iron Mountain, $25 for a single bingo.
LANSING — Thirty-four Michigan communities have earned statewide honors for their dedication to maintaining and improving workplace safety. The city of Iron River was among 13 to receive a “most improved” Loss Control Achievement Award from the Michigan Municipal League Workers’ ...
NORWAY — Vulcan Middle School Class of 2023 eighth-grade students were honored for their accomplishments during their middle school years at a Recognition Day program June 6 in the Norway Fine Arts Center. The class selected “A Knight in Hawaii — Take a Trip with the Eighth Grade” ...
NIAGARA, Wis. — A number of scholarships were awarded to members of the Niagara High School Class of 2019. The scholarships and those who received them included: Anne Marie Ponzio, Austin Tripp Bert St. Arnauld Memorial, Austin Tripp Carol Cretton Skowronski, Jennifer Olsen Chad ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signaled Monday that he doesn’t support Republican budget moves that would raise car registration fees to pay for road repairs, saying the plan exacts nothing from out-of-state drivers. Evers’ proposed state budget calls for an ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon- cutting ceremony for Lydia’s by Crock and Rocker to welcome the business to the Chamber and community. Crock and Rocker has a sister store in Michigamme that opened in 1993 on a seasonal basis, from May ...
RANDVILLE — When Paul and Debbie Pucci took ownership of the Randville Tavern — now known as the Randville Bar & Grill — in September 2009, they already had managed the business for more than a year. The slow transition allowed Paul, 53, and Debbie, 56, the chance to grow ...
GLEN HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Peering through a spotting scope mounted on a tripod, researcher Alice Van Zoeren notices a piping plover skittering across a sandy, pebble-strewn Lake Michigan beach and hopping into a nest, swapping places with its mate. “Nest exchange! Did you see it?” Van ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have rewritten Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget in the past few weeks, pushing it through the Joint Finance Committee they control last week to set up floor votes in the full Legislature. Both the Assembly and Senate expect to vote on the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Sadie McGillviray has joined the OB/GYN Clinic at Dickinson County Healthcare System in Iron Mountain. A family nurse practitioner, McGillviray specializes in health care services for women of all ages, including birthing, family planning, pelvic examinations and solving ...