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‘A Very Special Episode’

KINGSFORD — What happens when a classic sitcom, a live television broadcast and a murder mystery collide? Audiences will find out this weekend when Mr. Black Presents brings “A Very Special Episode — Murder Mystery Dinner Theater” to Venue 906 in Kingsford. Shows begin at 7 p.m. ...

Breitung plans IT upgrade with federal grant assist

QUINNESEC — Breitung Township plans to update its information technology with assistance from a federal grant. The township board Monday accepted proposals from BS&A Software for a municipal software upgrade and Timber Ridge Tech Consultants for cybersecurity services at a total initial ...

Proposed Copperwood Mine in UP to get $50M in state grants

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) State taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the polarizing Copperwood Mine in the far western Upper Peninsula after a vote Tuesday by the ...

Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs

TORONTO (AP) — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply. The confrontation ...

Conservation District budget to be presented

KINGSFORD — The proposed budget of the Dickinson Conservation District for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 will be presented to the Dickinson Conservation District Board for final approval at the regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3. The public is invited to comment on the proposed budget. Copies of the proposed budget are available at the Dickinson Conservation District Office, 420 N. Hooper St. in Kingsford.

DNR Service Center counters, call center closed today, Thursday 

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds the public that counter service at all DNR service centers, the DNR statewide call center and email service will be unavailable today and Thursday. All DNR Customer and Outreach Services staff will be attending training for continued customer service excellence, including important program-specific training. The training dates were selected because they coincide with the lowest license sales and phone call volume during that time of the year. The DNR Tipline, Emergency Spills line and Wisconsin Emergency ...