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Team earns sweet honor at Lemonade Day

IRON MOUNTAIN — It was Squeeze the Day that got the attention of the judges to be selected as the 2024 Lemonade Day Entrepreneur of the Year. The winning team consisted of Austin Hayes, Ryder Mason, Weldon Holder and Ansel Williams, who were all fourth graders last spring at North ...

Norway set to sell excess credits for hydroelectric plant energy

NORWAY — After working through contract language, Norway City Council voted Wednesday to sell its excess Renewable Energy Certificates in a six-year deal with BP Energy. RECs are tradable commodities that represent proof that electricity was generated from a renewable energy source and fed ...

Crash at US 2 and US 141

Northbound traffic had to be rerouted to Breitung Cutoff Road for a period of time after a collision Thursday morning at the intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. 141, commonly known as the south junction. No information was available on the number of vehicles involved or whether anyone was ...

Norway man faces charges of sexually assaulting minors

LANSING — A Norway man has been extradited from California to Dickinson County on claims he sexually assaulted two children, the Michigan Department of Attorney General said. Trentin McWilliams, 23, who most recently was residing in California, was arraigned Wednesday in 95B District Court ...

Michigan business owners, workers and lawmakers rally to save tipped wages

LANSING — Michigan is set to phase out tipped wages next February and it’s a change bartenders and servers didn’t ask for and never wanted, Grand Rapids-area café owner Lu Hayoz told a crowd of service workers on the Michigan State Capitol lawn on Wednesday. The Michigan Supreme Court ...

Outdoor Education talk Wednesday in Florence

FLORENCE, Wis. — The next Florence County Outdoor Education talk will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the lower level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource building on the corner of U.S. 2 and Highway 101/70 in Florence, 5628 Forestry Drive. Ever wonder how cleaning up your yard and ...