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Board meetings set in area this week

Local News July 27, 2026

Niagara School Board will meet at 4:15 p.m. today in room 113 of Niagara High School in Niagara, Wis. The agenda includes a long-term capital improvement plan and 2025-26 budget adjustments. For more, go to https://www.niagara.k12.wi.us/. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. The agenda includes municipal software and cybersecurity bid recommendations. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/township. Kingsford Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. The agenda includes an update on city ...

US Forest Service works to improve national forest health, recreation

Local News July 27, 2026

WATERSMEET — The launch of a 30‑year commitment under the Ottawa National Forest’s Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project has taken place, aimed at protecting clean water, supporting wildlife habitat, and strengthening recreation opportunities for everyone who depends on this landscape. “This project is about taking care of the forest so it stays healthy and resilient for decades,” District Ranger Trevor Hahka said in a news release. “People rely on the national forest for clean water, wildlife and outdoor traditions, and we will monitor this project every five years ...

Music Jar performs Thursday in Norway

Local News July 27, 2026

NORWAY — Music in the Park continues this week as the band Music Jar plays at 7 p.m. Thursday at the band shell in downtown Norway. Music Jar is a four-piece band from the Green Bay/northeast Wisconsin area, and was last at Music in the Park when the concert series was in its early years. ...

Wisconsin voters file suit over potential late absentee ballots

Local News July 27, 2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their votes are counted, a lawsuit filed Friday argues. The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly ...

At least three tornadoes confirmed in UP last week

Local News July 27, 2026

ESCANABA — At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event last Monday, the National Weather Service reported Friday. One was at Delta County’s O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette and Menominee counties. The conditions Monday evening ...

Whitmer pushes pension plan for prison staff shortage despite veto

Local News July 27, 2026

Michigan’s corrections community is expressing shock and disappointment over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent veto of bipartisan bills advocates say could have mitigated the state’s dangerous prison staffing crisis. Current and former corrections officers say high staff vacancy rates at ...