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Aspirus Iron River nurses approve new contract

IRON RIVER – Nurses at Aspirus Iron River Hospital voted Wednesday to ratify a new union contract, according to the Michigan Nurses Association and Aspirus. “This contract moves us forward in terms of being able to recruit nurses and keep them at our hospital, which is important for being ...

Wisconsin voters to elect state Supreme Court justice

The spring election Tuesday will decide a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running for a 10-year term. Both are currently judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The election is nonpartisan, but Lazar is generally seen as a conservative and Taylor as ...

Opponents raise tunnel concerns after Line 5 report released

(This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. This story was published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The company behind ...

Sheriff Miller completes NSI’s Leadership Development Course

MARINETTE, Wis. — Sheriff Randy Miller of the Marinette Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 124th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute Leadership Development Course from March 23-26 in Quantico, Va. This no-cost program is provided by the National Institute of ...

Looking back on the Calumet Mine in Felch Township

This week’s “Remember when?,” provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum of Iron Mountain, goes back to the operation of the Calumet Mine in Felch Township in Dickinson County. The mine on the Felch Mountain Range was discovered in late 1880 or early 1881. Records state that in ...