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IM residents are on their own when nature’s water intrudes

IRON MOUNTAIN — Water infiltration is a problem at some homes in Iron Mountain, but it’s up to individual owners to find remedies, a resident was told by the city’s mayor Monday. During citizens’ time at a city council meeting, Rebecca Langin told the council about issues throughout ...

Calumet and Hecla Mining Company’s ammonia

(Editor’s note: The Daily News, in cooperation with three 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 this week’s “America at 250” story, see page A-8.) By ...

MSU Extension’s Conservation Stewards program returns in fall

MARQUETTE — Michigan State University Extension’s Conservation Stewards Program is returning this fall for its 20th year across the state and for a second year in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Conservation Stewards Program is an educational program for adults age 18 and older, ...

Federal wildfire bill may repeal national forest ‘roadless rule’

An amendment added to a bipartisan wildfire bill in the U.S. Senate would end protections for millions of acres of roadless areas on national forest land, including in Wisconsin. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 11-9 along party lines to include a ...