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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...
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...
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...
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.
Cougar encounter tips offered after 2 sightings at U.P. nature preserve
DICKINSON COUNTY, MI – Officials in the Upper Peninsula is offering a few reminders after multiple cougar encounters were reported in a nature preserve. Staff at the Fumee Lake Natural Area in Dickinson County said a cougar was seen crossing a trail between Lake Antoine and Fumee Lake last week.
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 in U.P. leaves 2 injured, buildings damaged
DICKINSON COUNTY, MI -- A structure fire on Calumet Mine Road in Felch Township Tuesday night resulted in two people being injured, according to WLUC-6. Michigan State Police were dispatched to the scene around 11:35 p.m. The victims were rescued and transported to a local hospital where they were treated...
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