Michigan AAA estimates that more than 1.2 million residents will travel a least 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation has lifted lane restrictions on 81 of 146 road work projects through Tuesday morning. Equipment and certain traffic configurations may remain, but most projects will be paused to ease … Read more
Automated external defibrillators have been awarded to organizatinos in the U.P. through a grant from the Portage Health Foundation. 19News reports 49 organizations in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties received an AED, including Baraga area schools, Baraga County Road Commission, the Houghton County Courthouse and Road Commission garage locations, Houghton County Sheriff’s vehicles, and … Read more
A representative of the engineering company handling the city’s proposed water treatment plant gave a report during the public comment segment of the Ironwood Commission earlier in the week. TheDailyGlobe reports Jeff Sjoquist of Coleman Engineering addressed the status of funding for the first phase of the project, as well as giving a budget update. … Read more
Patience is the watchword in the U.P. after representatives from FEMA were in the area to inspect flood damage at the beginning of the week. TheDailyGlobe reports four inspectors from FEMA along with staff members of the Gogebic County Road Commission and other county and regional leaders started at road commission headquarters and then toured … Read more
A body was recovered from Black Oak Lake in Vilas County yesterday morning. 9News reports a boater had seen someone without a life jacket sinking below an overturned canoe mid afternoon on Monday, called emergency crews and a search was conducted, but by dusk no one had been found. Searchers resumed looking early yesterday morning … Read more
Tomorrow night, the public will have a chance to weigh in on the situation between the town of Lac du Flambeau and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. TheLakelandTimes reports town chairman Matt Gaulke says the meeting will be a listening session, the board has no plans to make any decision … Read more
The Arbor Vitae Fire Department spent this past Saturday on Musky Moutain, working on low angle rescues. The Tech rescue team trains for all variety of emergency situations, including low angle training, which takes 40 hours to complete the course. Rescues like a car driving down a steep slope are what low angle training helps … Read more
The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee at their meeting last week voted to approve a status change for residents who run rooming houses in the area, which are considered short term rentals. TheDailyGlobe reports the vote approved giving Schedule C IRS status to those rooming houses. Currently, persons running rooming houses are required … Read more
This year’s 20th Annual Ontonagon Lake Trout Classic wrapped yesterday, with anglers aiming to pull in the biggest trout they could, weighing in their six heaviest, in hopes of catching the heaviest fish weight. 6News reports over the last 20 years, the Classic has raised more than a hundred thousand dollars for the Ontonagon County … Read more
Officials from FEMA will soon be in the U.P. to inspect damage in seven counties, including Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon. News10 says agency representatives will be reviewing the condition of public infrastructure only. Assistance for individual homes and homeowners will come from the state’s Small Business Association, and inspection will be … Read more