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North Central gets green light to consolidate two schools
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POWERS — North Central Area Schools gained voter approval Tuesday for a $10.3 million bond issue to help the district consolidate its two school buildings into one “efficient, modern campus.” The new building would have upgraded classrooms, security, playgrounds and technology. Cost ...
Pay increase OK’d for IM council
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Iron Mountain City Council members will see a pay increase for the first time in 40 years under a city charter amendment approved in Tuesday’s election. Effective Jan. 1, the new pay scale will be $25 per meeting, up to a maximum of $1,250 per year. The current pay scale, set when the ...
IM sets traffic rules for West Ludington
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IRON MOUNTAIN — A speed limit of 15 mph will be posted for a narrow section of the 800 block of West Ludington Street where a century-old retaining wall has been replaced with a new concrete structure. The city council this week approved a traffic control order drafted by Director of Police ...
Menominee to limit number of marijuana retail outlets
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MENOMINEE — Menominee voters Tuesday overwhelmingly backed capping the number of marijuana retail outlets in the city at nine. Unofficial results showed 1,429, or 78.04%, voted "yes" to 402, or 21.96%, opposing the proposal. The vote Tuesday came after Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind ...
Sheffield elected as first female mayor of Detroit
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DETROIT (AP) — City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit's newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city. Sheffield defeated popular megachurch pastor the Rev. Solomon Kinloch in Tuesday's general election. She will take office in January and succeed three-term Mayor Mike ...