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ADA-accessible dock in Negaunee vandalized

NEGAUNEE — An Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible dock on Teal Lake in the City of Negaunee has been vandalized three times, according to City Manager Nate Heffron, with the most recent incident happening last weekend. Heffron said the city is fully prepared to prosecute those ...

Annual End the Silence Walk set for Saturday

ESCANABA – The 17th-annual End the Silence Walk event will take place Saturday at the Miracle of Life Building, 1215 N. 18th St. at the U.P. State Fair grounds. The annual event — a fundraiser for the Delta County Suicide Prevention Task Forces as well as to raise awareness about ...

Hundreds of flags taken from MTU memorial for 9-11

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Walker Lawn was supposed to have 2,977 small American flags Thursday in remembrance of each life lost from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. However the memorial was marred after thieves took about 900 of the flags and threw them into ...

Ford Tri-Motor plane to be featured at Ford Airport Day

KINGSFORD — Take a step back into aviation history with a look at a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor at this year's Ford Airport Day on Saturday. The unique tri-motor will be featured at the 22nd-annual event, which takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central time at the Kingsford airport. "It is very ...

VA offers flu shots at drive-thru, walk-in clinics starting Monday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Flu vaccines will again be available at no cost to eligible veterans though Veterans Administration Medical Centers and community-based outpatient clinics, as well as through in-network community retail pharmacies and urgent care walk-in locations this month. Veterans are ...

Football season returns, so does Baldwin’s Go Pack Go Act

Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. senator is once again pushing to make sure everyone in the state can watch the Packers. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is back with the Go Pack Go Act. Baldwin has for years pushed for everyone who lives in Wisconsin to get Packers games during the season. “Regardless of ...