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LAPP launches 21-day drive to raise $40K for playground

IRON MOUNTAIN — After years of planning, fundraising and construction, Lake Antoine Park Partners is down to the final push to complete its vision of a playground accessible to all. LAPP launched its “Everyone Plays in 21 Days” campaign today, with a goal of raising the remaining ...

Generations team up to keep Norway Granite in community

NORWAY — Before Kay Steinbrecher purchased Norway Granite and Marble Works in 1986, the business had operated for a number of years at the same site. Her granddaughter, Haley Steinbrecher, joined the company about four years ago and plans to take over when Kay eventually retires. Haley ...

Marquette’s Westwood Mall designated a blighted property

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Marquette Township Board has voted to designate the Westwood Mall as a blighted property. The mall experienced a partial roof cave-in in late February due to snow accumulation. By designating the property as blighted, the board has opened up the property to ...

Michigan absenteeism inches down; 1 in 4 still miss too much school

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Chronic absenteeism in Michigan schools dropped slightly last year, but more than a fourth of students are still missing a lot of ...

Meetings set for this week

Sagola Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. today at the Sagola Township Community Building on the township’s proposed master plan update. For more, go to sagolatownship.com. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Items on the agenda include a ROP to analyze future sewer infrastructure for development at the south end of Stephenson Avenue, setting a public hearing to authorize fees for repeated false fire alarm responses, seeking bids for sand and gravel and ...