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Democratic state leaders prepare for tougher times in Trump’s second term

Democratic governors and state attorneys general are dusting off the playbooks from their offices’ pushback against President-elect Donald Trump’s policies, but they know it could be a harder battle in his second time in office. Trump’s campaign promises included mass deportations of ...

Incident reported at Bay College

ESCANABA — Bay College is investigating a reported incident of discrimination and harassment. President Nerita Hughes said the college was notified Wednesday of a situation that took place during a third-party hosted event on the Escanaba campus. No details were given. In a statement, ...

Mix it up: Equipment made a century ago finds a new home at Norway museum

NORWAY — The Hayes family in Norway has donated a 1927 cement mixer model 10S to be displayed at the Jake Menghini Historical Museum in Norway. Dr. Paul Hayes said his parents, Willard and Ruth Hayes, bought a farm in the early 1960s and the mixer had been sitting there since. It was ...

County backs green energy consideration

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Wisconsin firm is exploring the idea of siting a waste-to-renewables project in the Upper Peninsula that would provide an alternative to traditional landfilling and waste disposal methods. Dickinson County Board on Monday passed a resolution supporting PenWin Industries ...

Breitung updates rescue tools

QUINNESEC — Breitung Township will spend $7,060 on equipment needed by its rescue team. Fire Department Chief Jim Rose said much of the equipment dates back to when the team first formed in about 2006 and is reaching the end of its useful life. Rose noted that in upcoming months regulators ...