IRON RIVER — Five years after launching an effort to preserve the Bates Township Hall, the Bates Hall Preservation Society is moving forward with plans to save the century-old building. The BHPS has officially secured a $250,000 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Wisconsin primary voters today will help decide the candidates for governor and U.S. Congressional seats that advance to the general election Nov. 3. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. No elected positions in Florence or Marinette counties have primary opposition, but the federal races ...
WAUSAUKEE, Wis. — Authorities are still investigating the cause of a house explosion and fire that killed an elderly couple Friday morning in the Town of Wausaukee. The call came in just after 10:30 a.m. Friday of a residential explosion on Finnel Road, according to a news release Tuesday from the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office. The residence already was engulfed in flames when the Wausaukee Fire Department and Wausaukee Rescue arrived, along with Marinette County Sheriff’s deputies. After the fire was suppressed, a search found two bodies in the residence: 81-year-old ...
WASHINGTON — The push continues for updates to the Great Lakes icebreaking fleet. In December, President Donald Trump signed into law the Great Lakes Icebreaker Act — but the deadlines within have passed without action by the U.S. Coast Guard, who had been directed to assess the current ...
For the first time, researchers from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have successfully estimated Michigan’s wolf population using remote cameras deployed throughout the Upper Peninsula. The camera survey method, which began with a pilot ...
ESCANABA — Smartphone users can now turn their screen time into support for adoptable dogs at the Delta Animal Shelter through a mobile app, which is hosting a contest this month. The Treat Shelter Contest, which runs through August, awards prizes to shelters that recruit the most new app ...
