The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) is opening a 30-day public comment period on the updated U.P. Environmental Health Code. The code mainly oversees the permitting and construction of on-site sewage systems and water wells in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. The code was last changed in 1997. Proposed changes to the … Read more
An agreement to re-route Snowmobile Trail UP2 has been reached. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced details at the end of last week. The reroute will be located south of U.S. Highway 2 and connect Ramsay with Wakefield. The trail will also use a portion of Old U.S. Highway 2. The city of Wakefield … Read more
A Baraga post office is being renamed after a trailblazing woman who served the area. It will now be named the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office, after the woman who was born, raised and represented the area. Born in 1882, Reynolds Anderson was the first woman to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives, serving … Read more
A small part of the Line 5 pipeline, which delivers oil from Superior through northern Wisconsin and Michigan to the Canadian border flows through the Bad River Indian Reservation. In 2019, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa requested Enbridge remove Line 5 from their land. The pipeline is still in use and now … Read more
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) is opening a 30-day public comment period on the updated U.P. Environmental Health Code. The Environmental Health code mainly oversees the permitting and construction of on-site sewage systems and water wells in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. The code was last changed in 1997. Looser restrictions could … Read more
The Pine Lake Fire Department is participating in the “Keep the Wreath Green” campaign, a way to bring public awareness to fire safety. The Pine Lake Fire Department places a wreath at each one of their stations. Right now the department’s wreath lightbulb is completely green, which is a great sign. It means they have … Read more
The Pine Lake Fire Department is participating in the “Keep the Wreath Green” campaign, a way to bring public awareness to fire safety. The Pine Lake Fire Department places a wreath at each one of their stations. Right now the department’s wreath lightbulb is completely green, which is a great sign. It means they have … Read more
Michigan’s gas tax is going up 1.4 cents per gallon starting Jan. 1, thanks to an automatic adjustment written into state law. The increase will move the state gas tax from 27.2 cents per gallon to 28.6 cents per gallon, according to a notice from the Michigan Treasury on Dec. 1. A law from the … Read more
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office has announced methamphetamine and fentanyl conspiracy charges against 10 people. The announcement comes after an investigation authorities say began in “early 2022.” “The allegations involve the historical delivery and distribution of over 100 pounds of methamphetamine in 2022 with an approximate street value exceeding $1 million and … Read more
The Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office has announced methamphetamine and fentanyl conspiracy charges against 10 people. The announcement comes after an investigation authorities say began in “early 2022.” “The allegations involve the historical delivery and distribution of over 100 pounds of methamphetamine in 2022 with an approximate street value exceeding $1 million and … Read more