NORWAY — Downtown Norway business and property owners once again have an opportunity to receive assistance to improve their building’s appearance through the Facade Improvement Grant Program. The program, offered through the Norway Downtown Development Authority, provides up to 70% ...
KINGSFORD — A new housing district approved in Kingsford offers a temporary tax abatement tied to new investment or rehabilitation of rental properties. The Kingsford City Council had a public hearing Monday and approved the establishment of the Residential Block Re-Development Attainable Housing Facilities Act Program Zone. The designation allows local municipalities to provide tax incentives to owners of rental housing property of not more than four units to enable renovation and expansion of aging facilities, thereby creating improved living spaces for renters. The district ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — A Crivitz, Wis., man died after the motorcycle he was operating struck a deer and crashed Wednesday night in the Town of Stephenson. Marinette County Dispatch was notified at 8:06 p.m. of the crash on Newton Lake Road near South Zak Lane, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller reported in a news release. An investigation indicated Frank A. Laes, 63, was northbound on Newton Lake Road when his motorcycle collided with the deer and went into the ditch. Laes, who was not wearing a helmet, later died from his injuries, Miller said in the release. The crash remains ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — A Niagara, Wis., man and a Vulcan woman face multiple drug charges after a K-9 officer detected drugs during a Marinette County traffic stop in the town of Grover early Saturday. Arrested were Jason Mills, 45, of Niagara, and Shannon Unrein, 52, of Vulcan, Marinette ...
Thousands of acres of currently protected national forest land in Michigan could be opened to road construction and logging under a proposal from the U.S. Forest Service to rescind a 25-year-old rule. The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which restricts road construction and timber ...
ESCANABA — The potential rehoming of 10 horses was a key point of discussion Tuesday during a pre-trial hearing for a man accused of allowing the animals to run at large for more than a week in the Rapid River area. Arnold Proehl, 78, appeared Tuesday in the Delta County 94th District ...
