IRON MOUNTAIN — Heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota moved into the Upper Peninsula early Wednesday, locking the region down with unhealthy, even hazardous, air conditions that prompted warnings to stay indoors. Meteorologists at the Michigan Department of Environment, ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson, Iron and Delta counties will receive a state grant to form a regional organization to provide attorneys for indigent defendants. The goal is to improve services and reduce administrative overhead. Each county now receives an individual Michigan Indigent Defense Commission grant, but it’s hoped that a tri-county system will make a larger pool of attorneys available to represent defendants. Attorneys Daryl Waters and Andrea Mashak-Lassila addressed the Dickinson County Board in March to promote the regional plan and gain permission to file an ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The 14th-annual Saturday in the Park returns Friday and Saturday with a full and diverse lineup of music and activities in City Park. “We’re excited this year,” said Caroline Sullivan, one of the organizers of the event that raises money for City Park. “We have a ...
Two state agencies have issued permits for Enbridge Energy's proposed tunnel to replace the existing 73-year-old dual pipelines on the lakebed under the Straits of Mackinac. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said the tunnel plans underwent a comprehensive review ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office will host a Touch-A-Truck event from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Midway Rentals, 610 S. Carpenter Ave. in Kingsford. This free, family-focused activity will show what local businesses build, sell and repair. It will allow children to get hands-on experience with machines they usually only see from a distance. More than 16 vendors are participating. A sensory-friendly time will be offered from 3:30 to 4 p.m., before the event opens. Food will be available for purchase from local food trucks, along with family-friendly games and ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — The public is invited to attend a free, outdoor education program in Florence on wolf management. The program “Wolves in Wisconsin – Bureau of Wildlife Management” will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the lower level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource building, 5628 Forestry Drive, on the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 101/70 in Florence. Randy Johnson, a large carnivore specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Bureau of Wildlife Management, will discuss the wolf population, biology and behavior, the DNR’s wolf management ...
