KINGSFORD — Breitung Township School District is seeking voter approval Nov. 3 to renew its sinking fund. Superintendent Aaron Yonke explained it would be a continuation of the district’s current sinking fund and not a tax increase. A house with a taxable value of $100,000 would continue ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — U.P. Truck Center of Quinnesec has again been selected to provide a new 4x4 plow truck for Iron Mountain’s fleet after the lowest bid from a Wisconsin dealer failed to meet specifications. The city council Monday approved the purchase of a 2028 Western Star 47x equipped ...
Most crew activity across the three Rugged Terrain Complex fires in the Upper Peninsula is beginning to wind down, with firefighters focusing on finding residual fire activity and patrolling containment lines as fire behavior remains calm and steady, the Michigan Department of Natural ...
This week’s “Remember when?” examines the Commonwealth Mine in Florence County, from information provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum. The Commonwealth Mine was discovered by Hiram D. Fisher in 1876 and operated between 1880 to 1916. Fisher also founded the Town of ...
Mike Rogers, Michigan’s Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, today will kick off a 13-day statewide bus tour titled “We Have a State to Save.” Rogers, an Army veteran, former FBI street agent and former U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman, will spend Thursday in the Upper Peninsula. According to a news release, he will attend an event in Marquette County at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time Thursday, followed by a 10:45 a.m. Central time stop in Norway and a 1:45 p.m. Eastern time event in Gladstone. Reservations are required at ...
In-person absentee voting for Wisconsin’s elections began Tuesday, with hours and locations varying by municipality. (Editor’s note: In Florence County, in-person absentee voting can be done at the clerk’s office, 501 Lake Ave. in Florence, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays ...
