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Enbridge hopes to resume Line 5 use by Tuesday after Wisconsin gas leak

Enbridge now hopes to restore service to its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline by Tuesday after a gas leak last week in northern Wisconsin. The Canadian energy firm had hoped to restore service by Saturday. In an update late Wednesday, Enbridge said its crews have been injecting compressed air to ...

Niagara lands $1M grant for infrastructure work

NIAGARA, Wis. — The City of Niagara will use a $1 million Community Development Block Grant to help fund projects on Hill, Forest and Mill streets, replacing some utility lines that are more than 100 years old. "We are very excited and honored that we were one of 20 Wisconsin ...

Newcomers welcome at Dickinson County Fair’s horseshoe tourney

NORWAY — The Dickinson County Fair in Norway has offered plenty of competition for decades, but few events have a history as long-standing as the horseshoe tournament. This year, organizers Jerry Truitt of Vulcan and Alan Girard of Norway are hoping to see both seasoned throwers and ...

US farmers have a beef against beef import plan

The largest general farm organization in Wisconsin is pushing back on a plan from President Donald Trump to import hundreds of thousands of tons of beef, saying the move would harm Wisconsin farmers. President Trump signed a plan last week to import up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef ...

Top US doctors offer flu vaccine recommendations

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing ...

US 41 Houghton improvements to start Tuesday

HOUGHTON — ­The Michigan Department of Transportation and the city of Houghton are investing about $416,000 in improvements on southbound U.S. 41, Montezuma Avenue, Bridge Street and Quincy Street to support the future Portage Lake Lift Bridge project. This work will reduce congestion during the upcoming bridge project and create a safer driving environment. A left-turn lane will be built on Montezuma Avenue and Bridge and Quincy streets will be repaved. A temporary signal is planned to be installed later at the Quincy Street/northbound U.S. 41 Shelden Avenue intersection prior to ...