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Boy ‘may now rest in peace’ 65 years after his body found in Wisconsin

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — The remains of a 7-year-old boy were buried Friday, a solemn last act in a yearlong effort to confirm the identity of a skeleton found decades ago in a road culvert in Wisconsin. The boy was known as Markku Jutila when he disappeared in 1959, the name given to ...

New statement issued on Bay College incident

ESCANABA — No parties involved in a reported incident of possible harassment Wednesday on the Escanaba campus of Bay College were associated with the college, President Nerita Hughes said Friday. Due to this, the college will conduct no further investigation on its own but will collaborate ...

Not bored with board games

IRON MOUNTAIN — The local 4-H program has established a new club nontypical for the youth organization. The Bored Bard Gaming Club, a collaboration between Michigan State University Extension 4-H and Bored Bard Games of Iron Mountain, launched Sept. 30. The free non-screen gaming club is ...

HVAC system to get upgrade at IM’s Izzo-Mariucci center

IRON MOUNTAIN — A major upgrade is planned on the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the Iron Mountain Schools’ Izzo-Mariucci building. The school board this week approved hiring Gundlach Champion Inc. of Iron Mountain to oversee installation and OHM of Hancock for ...

Iron County Board needs to replace Stafford in District 2

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board will need to appoint a new commissioner in the new year in District 2 to replace Michael Stafford, who did not seek reelection. Stafford, who will serve on the county board through the end of December, is poised to become Bates Township supervisor after ...

Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge’s contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after the company won its first permits from state regulators. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials announced they ...