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IM adding new 4×4 trucks to snow fleet

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bids will be due Oct. 5 as Iron Mountain looks to replace a 1996 plow truck, though it remains to be seen when a new vehicle might be available. The city anticipates delivery in early 2027 of a truck that was ordered in February to replace another 1996 model. The market remains complicated for the $295,000 the city has set aside for a second replacement, City Manager Jordan Stanchina said. In both cases, the city is replacing 4x4 International Paystar trucks — the mainstays of the city’s snow removal fleet. Specifications approved Tuesday by the city council ...

Wisconsin DNR wants work halted on bypass around Line 5 leak site

The head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has called on Enbridge Energy to halt work on building a new stretch of its Line 5 pipeline around the site of a gas leak in Iron County, saying the company lacks state approvals. In a Wednesday letter to Enbridge, DNR Secretary Karen ...

Two arrested in Marinette County on drug charges

Two Crivitz, Wis., residents were arrested after a K-9 officer found suspected cocaine in their vehicle during an Aug. 27 traffic stop in the town of Pound, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller said. Jon L. Anderson, 61, and Ermalinda Anderson, 62, face charges in Marinette County Circuit Court of possession with intent-cocaine, party to a crime, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Patrol deputies from the Marinette County Sheriff's Office stopped the vehicle at 5 p.m. Aug. 27 for a traffic violation on County Road B near North 23rd Road, Miller states in a news release. K-9 ...

Bay College fair set for Monday and Tuesday

ESCANABA — Bay College will host the return of the Stay Local, Go Far! college fair starting Monday at the Escanaba Campus and continuing Tuesday in Iron Mountain. More than 35 colleges, universities, military services and trade schools are expected to take part, according to a Bay news ...