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Invasive lamprey declining as Great Lakes control resumes

The number of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes has gone down after regular control and treatment efforts resumed. According to a report from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, surveys of the lamprey show their numbers have returned to pre-pandemic levels. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Pulpwood aviation fuel plant proposed in Wisconsin

As Wisconsin legislation continues to move on $210 million in tax incentives for a new $1.5 billion pulpwood facility in Hayward, Synthec Fuels’ chief operating officer said the decision on whether to put the facility in Hayward or another state is not solely dependent on the state ...

Township, county, school meetings scheduled

The Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in room 259 of Florence County High School, Florence, Wis. The agenda includes the 2024-25 final audit presentation. Breitung Township ...

Niagara school to host MLK Day program

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara School District will have its 10th-annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, in the auditorium of the school, 700 Jefferson Ave. in Niagara. Two identical programs will be presented: 11:32 a.m.-12:01 p.m. for middle school students ...

State Senate candidate plans meet and greet

IRON MOUNTAIN — Chris Mapps, a candidate for Michigan's 38th State Senate district, will have a meet and greet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hardee's Conference Room, 315 N. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain

Stomp the Snow at Pine Grove offers lantern-lit snowshoe walk and more

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Stomp the Snow charity event returns Saturday, Jan. 17. The fourth-annual lantern-lit family snowshoe walk will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. Stomp the Snow is organized through the Family Snowshoe Charity Association, a ...