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UP woman named to disabilities council

LANSING — A Negaunee woman has been appointed to the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council. Julie Shaw will serve a term expiring Sept. 30, 2027, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced. Shaw is the executive director of the Superior Alliance for Independent Living. She has a bachelor of ...

Donations open for memorial highway section on US 41

ESCANABA — While the legislation must still be passed by the Michigan Senate in order to formally be adopted, a family friend connected to Spc. David Anthony Wilkey Jr. has helped set up a bank account to accept donations from those who want to contribute to the renaming of a stretch of ...

11 days to ski jumps

The Pine Mountain Ski Jump at one time was the highest artificial ski jump in the world at 176 feet. Shown jumping in the late 1940s is John Bednarz of Iron Mountain. Bednarz began skiing at age 6 and at age 15 jumped competitively for the Red Wing junior club in Iron Mountain-Kingsford ...

Ice cover data offers insight into whitefish declines, climate change

Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it ...

State extends aid availability in UP for mass timber projects

LANSING — A state program to aid mass timber projects in Michigan has been extended for the Upper Peninsula after the region submitted no applications for funding in 2026. The Michigan Mass Timber Catalyst Program recently awarded $350,000, combined with a year of technical assistance, to ...