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Highway 56 construction in LeRoy starts Monday
LEROY, Minn. - Road construction on Highway 56 is scheduled to begin on Monday. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says prime contractor Rochester Sand and Gravel will rebuild 1.2 miles of Highway 56 through LeRoy. The majority of the work is expected to be finished in October. MnDOT says the project includes the following:
Ferris State students involved in research indicating waste from wildlife is the likely source of Billings Lake E. coli levels
BIG RAPIDS — Students from Ferris State University’s Shimadzu Core Laboratory for Academic and Research Excellence participated in research looking into the cause of E. coli readings in a Wexford Count recreation site. E. coli are a large and diverse group of bacteria. Although most strains of E. coli are harmless, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said some can cause diarrhea, urinary tract infections, respiratory illness and pneumonia, and other illnesses. The Shimadzu Core Lab coordinated with Wexford County Drain Commissioner Michael Solomon since 2016, attempting to determine the source of fecal contaminants impacting access to Billings Lake’s “Kiddie Beach,” a body of water fed by Manton Creek. Shimadzu Director Schuyler “Sky” Pike indicated there was no evidence of human or swine waste in samples taken following large rain events, with that testing pointing to E. coli contamination from canines, such as foxes and coyotes, ruminants such asor deer or other animals.
4 relatives who died in Easter rollover crash to be remembered in Cadillac
CADILLAC, MI -- A figure skater. A racoon rehabber. An aspiring welder. A basketball player. The lives of four people who died in an Easter Sunday crash will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Wexford Civic Center, 1320 N. Mitchel Street in Cadillac. Mary Ann Fitzgerald,...
City: Loose materials on Cadillac, Richford buildings should be fixed by weekend
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Loose materials on the exteriors of the old Richford Hotel and the Cadillac Hotel that posed a safety hazard should be fixed by this weekend. “The condition of 45 Chestnut in particular, we had some failing of the soffits around the building,” City Corporation Counsel Patrick Beath said Wednesday of the old Richford Hotel.
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