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Anglers eager to get out on water for beginning of general inland fishing season
CRIVITZ, Wis. (WFRV) – Excitement is building for the general inland fishing season which begins on Saturday. There were lots of vehicles hauling boats through Crivitz on Friday afternoon, heading northward on highway 141. Jeff Dunn said he has a summer home in the area and came up from Milwaukee on Thursday in preparation for […]
U.P. township bans green burials at local cemetery
BREITUNG TOWNSHIP, MI – While green burials are legal in Michigan, many municipalities are adding regulations to prevent the practice, including a small town in the Upper Peninsula, The Iron Mountain Daily News reports. Breitung Township, just southeast of Iron Mountain, added language to an ordinance this week banning...
Crews patch broken pipe after water main break in Norway
NORWAY, Mich. (WLUC) - Through Thursday, a crew of seven workers cleared mud and stone in the rain along US-2 near Vulcan. The Norway Public Works Department identified this spot outside of Vulcan to be the location of a potentially dangerous water main burst. Norway Public Works Supervisor David Bal...
VA program to help veterans avoid foreclosure
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - A new veteran affairs program can help veterans keep their homes from being foreclosed. The Veteran Affairs Service Purchasing, or VASP, Program allows the VA to buy out a veteran’s mortgage. Loan servicers will notify the veteran of the VASP program if home foreclosure seems inevitable.
Crivitz girls cruise to conference win over Rangers
CRIVITZ — The Crivitz High School softball team grabbed an early lead and coasted to a 12-2 victory over Wausaukee in Tuesday’s Marinette and Oconto Conference game. The Wolverines never trailed on Tuesday after jumping ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning before adding another run in the bottom of the second. Madelyn Welty collected three RBIs and hit a double as part of her 2-for-4 day at...
Cappaert collects another first-place finish for Lady Eagles
RAPID RIVER — Faith Cappaert continued to sizzle for the Stephenson girls track team, as the sophomore speedster dashed her way to another first place finish at the 2024 Rapid River Invitational on Thursday. Cappaert breezed to the top spot in the girls’ 400-meter dash with a new personal-best time of 1:03.57, nearly two seconds ahead of runner-up Lauren Adams of Norway, who crossed the finish line in 1:05.04. Thursday’s...
43rd annual Norway Spring Classic to return
NORWAY, Mich. (WLUC) - The Norway Spring Classic returns for the 43rd year this Saturday. The 2k walk and 5k or 10k race begin at 10 a.m. Proceeds go to the Norway Lions Club, which provides scholarships to Norway students. Assistant Organizer Lou Steigerwald says the event is a nice...
Fire breaks out in vacant Iron Mountain house
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI— A house in Iron Mountain was damaged by fire over the weekend. Saturday around 8:30 a.m., the Iron Mountain Fire Department was dispatched to 824 Spring Street. They say no one was living in the house at the time. The kitchen was heavily damaged. Officials believe...
Iron Mountain teacher in the running for America’s Favorite Teacher
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) - In Kaye Miziniak’s 6th grade classroom, students learn about the ocean and its environment. The primarily language arts teacher also educates her students in history and science. Sixth grader and Miziniak’s student Triston Trevillian says Miziniak personally assists the students in the topics they...
Cappaert, Putnam help Lady Eagles soar to second at North Dickinson
FELCH, Mich. — The Stephenson High School girls track and field team finished as the runner-up at the North Dickinson Booster Club Invitational on Tuesday. Bark River-Harris took the win with 158.3 points while the Eagles finished second with 102 points. Meanwhile, the Stephenson boys placed seventh while Forest Park took the win with 138 points. ...
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