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Marquette road to be closed for salamander migration

MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette will close a portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park starting Sunday to facilitate the safe migration of the blue-spotted salamander. The closure occurs in cooperation with the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Northern Michigan University ...

Dickinson road millage renewal to be placed on Aug. 4 ballot

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County voters will be asked in August to renew a road millage that was first levied in 2012 and last put up for a vote in the March 2020 presidential primary. The county board Monday approved ballot language for a Dickinson County Road Commission property tax levy ...

Enbridge, Line 5 foes argue tunnel plan before Michigan Supreme Court

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) In a packed courtroom in Lansing, lawyers for Enbridge Energy and its critics debated before Michigan’s highest court Wednesday about whether the ...

Winter storm warning tonight through Friday

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of the region to take effect tonight through Friday afternoon. This system could bring between 5 and 8 inches of snow to Dickinson and Menominee counties, with the heaviest amounts along and north of U.S. 2. Iron and ...

Marshfield Clinic Foundation chosen to receive local 100-Plus donation

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County 100-Plus Women Who Care group has selected the Marshfield Clinic Foundation to receive its donation from its first meeting of 2026. The donation, which should be about $17,000, will go toward training at the Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Regional ...

Soo Locks to open for 2026 shipping season

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, will open to marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time March 25, marking the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced. Federal regulation establishes the operating ...