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Comments sought on Kimberly-Clark Marinette Green Tier contract

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a proposed Green Tier contract with Kimberly-Clark Marinette Mill. Specifically, this proposal covers activities at the facility on Riverside Avenue in Marinette. Kimberly-Clark has been a Tier 1 ...

DIDHD board elects officers, lists schedule

KINGSFORD – Mark Stauber, Iron County commissioner, was elected chair and Joseph Stevens, Dickinson County commissioner, vice chair at the annual re-organizational meeting of the Dickinson-Iron District Board of Health. The other members of the board are Dickinson County Commissioners ...

Trump rethinking Canada bridge amid Michigan jeers, cheers

The White House contends President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan, a potential new wrinkle in an escalating dispute between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which would connect Detroit to ...

Fair board seeks buyer for liquor license

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Fair Board wants to sell its newly acquired liquor license but has yet to find a buyer. During a county board meeting Monday, Commissioner Victoria Jakel said the fair board believes the license is “more trouble than it’s worth.” Jakel and County ...

Whitmer signs off on school cell phone ban set for next fall

Marking off a priority that she first shared in her 2025 State of the State Address, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put her signature to a set of bills to ban cellphones during instruction time in Michigan classrooms. With control of the Legislature split between Democrats and ...