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A place for veterans

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KINGSFORD — A local team has established a safe and sober place for area veterans to gather without having to belong to a fraternal organization. The Veteran Drop-In Center invites veterans of all branches, eras, ages, gender or background to come and connect with their peers. The ...

Update on first Heights water main project in Kingsford

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KINGSFORD — Kingsford City Council heard a wrap-up report from City Manager Mike Stelmaszek on the first Heights water main and access line project, which is substantially complete with only some street striping and landscaping to finish in the spring. The proposed $8 million project had a ...

Wausaukee woman killed in crash on State Highway 180

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MARINETTE, Wis. -- A Wausaukee, Wis., woman is dead after her vehicle went off State Highway 180 and hit a tree Friday night in the Town of Wausaukee. Sandra A. Kollenbroich, 48, was eastbound about 9 p.m. Friday when she failed to navigate a curve and the vehicle went into the ditch, then ...

Florence County silo fire could generate smoke for some time

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TOWN OF HOMESTEAD — A silo is expected to smolder for days or even weeks after it caught fire Friday in Florence County, authorities said. A motorist flagged down Florence County Sheriff’s Office deputies about 7:36 a.m. to alert them about the silo fire at 1841 County Road U in the Town ...

Whitmer signs hate crime, school safety, sextortion bills

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A host of bills that would, among other things, update Michigan’s hate crime law, criminalize sextortion and promote school safety were signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “Michiganders should feel safe whether they’re watching a movie at home or heading into the ...

Board meetings scheduled

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Norway Township Planning Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the township hall in Vulcan. Dickinson County Board will hold a finance meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the circuit courtroom of the courthouse in Iron Mountain. The agenda includes vacancies in the district court and county ...