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Seasonal road limits likely to start soon

IRON MOUNTAIN — Seasonal road restrictions will likely be implemented soon as the Dickinson County Road Commission has set a potential date of Saturday, March 7, based on the current weather forecast. Businesses that involve truck deliveries and services are being advised to adjust their ...

Forest Service plans to clear-cut in UP’s Ottawa forest

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand ...

Dickinson CD’s tree sale a way to appeal to wildlife

The Dickinson Conservation District is now taking orders for its annual tree sale. This sale offers the chance to plant species on your property that can provide natural feeding opportunities — trees and shrubs that bear fruit, berries or nuts for winter forage. This is known as mast, the ...

Substitute teacher accused of criminal sexual conduct

MENOMINEE – A substitute teacher from Gladstone has been accused of criminal sexual conduct in Menominee County after an investigation at the Bark River-Harris School in Harris Township. Timothy Brandt, 58, was arraigned Thursday in the 95A District Court on two counts of second-degree ...

Unique items created for Flip it Forward auction

KINGSFORD — Fancy a bouquet of flowers made of old silverware? Or maybe a car and wagon built from a vintage sewing machine? These are just a couple examples of the projects that will be available during Habitat for Humanity Menominee River's Flip it Forward Art & Auction planned on ...