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Kingsford OKs property sales on Evergreen Court

KINGSFORD — Three city lots on Evergreen Court in Kingsford will be sold to Josh McCole and Company LLC of Kingsford. The price was set by the city council at $16,320 per lot, with an agreement that the homes be at least 1,450 square feet in size, with a basement. Because three houses will be built, the developer will have an extra amount of time for completion. In other business, the council: — Approved an ordinance that is required as part of Michigan Drinking Water State Revolving Fund monies the city will receive for project No. 4. The funding is in the amount of $4 million ...

Wildlife group works to restore Lake Antoine pier

IRON MOUNTAIN — The public fishing pier at Lake Antoine — built and maintained by Wildlife Unlimited of Dickinson County — is out of service this year due to extensive ice damage. The pier at Jim and Ida Goulette Park has been in place for more than 35 years and has become a valued ...

Suit filed over water crossings in Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin

The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions allowing work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings. The tribe, Clean Wisconsin, 350 Wisconsin and the League of Women Voters of ...

Michigan DNR schedules August land auctions

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is preparing 97 properties for sale via online auctions next month. River frontage, lake frontage and forested acreage surrounded by private ownership — these characteristics describe some of the parcels that will be available ...

DTN getting set for Tour de Dickinson, Pine Mountain 500

IRON MOUNTAIN — Cyclists and runners will have the chance to test themselves in two very different endurance events next weekend, as the Dickinson Trail Network hosts its annual Tour de Dickinson on Saturday, Aug. 1, followed by the Pine Mountain 500 on Sunday, Aug. 2. “We had great ...

Millage renewals are on Dickinson ballots

IRON MOUNTAIN — Millage renewals for Dickinson County roads and the Norway-Vulcan Senior Citizens Center are on Aug. 4 primary election ballots, along with a joint millage in Breen, Felch and West Branch townships for Nordic Ambulance. Sagola Township, meanwhile, seeks the renewal of ...