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ADRC, Florence center offers Trackchair for trails

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FLORENCE, Wis. — The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Florence County and the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center have collaborated to allow residents to borrow an all-terrain Trackchair between Aug. 17-22. The Trackchair has triangle tracks that allow individuals with limited mobility to go off-road and enjoy outdoor trails. The chair was made available through Midstate Independent Living Choices of Stevens Point, Wis. The chair can be reserved from the interpretive center. It will also be available to one person during the next ADRC Hiking Group on Aug. 19 at the Fumee ...

Remember when?

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IRON MOUNTAIN — This week’s “Remember when?” provides some details on the Pewabic Mine that was active on Iron Mountain’s east side more than a century ago. The Pewabic Mine was established east of Millie Hill by Dr. Nelson P. Hulst in 1887 and was in operation until about 1918, ...

Plans for data center at former paper mill site come under fire

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Once the home of Wisconsin’s largest paper mill, an empty lot’s future is at the heart of the local debate over data centers. The mill, which opened in 1894, was Wisconsin Rapids’ largest employer and its identity for more than a century. It closed amid the pandemic in 2020 after years ...

Wisconsin man, 72, fatally injured in UP motorcycle crash

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GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Wisconsin man has died after a motorcycle crash Friday evening on U.S. 41 in Keweenaw County. Deputies were called to U.S. 41 one mile south of Washington Mine Road in Grant Township about 7:40 p.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office. A preliminary investigation determined the motorcycle operator, from Cumberland, Wis., lost control of the vehicle, went off the road and was thrown after crashing into a tree. The man was transported by Mercy EMS to a local medical facility, then transferred to UP Health ...

Tri County National Night Out

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The annual Tri County National Night Out took place Tuesday at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College branch in Aurora, Wis. Representatives from law enforcement, fire and rescue, the Department of Natural Resources and other health organizations attended from Dickinson County and ...