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Enbridges Application For New Pipeline On Hold

Canadian Oil Company Enbridge’s application to build a new pipeline to carry crude oil under the Straits of Mackinac, has been put on hold. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, rejected the application, saying it was incomplete. The department is also requiring that documentation on the proposed pipeline, …

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National Nurses Week

May 6th through the 12th is National Nurses Week, and UP Health System Portage is taking part in the celebration. The story of how National Nurses Week came about, starts in 1953, when an employee of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Dorothy Sutherland, suggested a national day …

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Upper Peninsula Road Construction Updates

Beginning Monday, weather permitting, approximately 12 miles of US 2 in Delta County will undergo repair work. The project will start in Escanaba, and continue to the Menominee/Delta County line, west of Bark River. The project will require single lane closures during daytime hours, and is expected to finish towards …

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DNR Makes Sure Outdoor Activities Are Possible

With social distancing seeming to be the new norm, at least for the foreseeable future, Michigan’s DNR is working hard, to make sure outdoor activities are still possible. John Pepin, Deputy Public Information Officer from Marquette. Boating, with a motor, was one of the restrictions recently lifted. State Parks are …

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Village Of Lake Linden Passes Millage

Absentee Balloting wasn’t a factor in results coming in for the Village of Lake Linden’s millage election yesterday. Results are in, and residents overwhelmingly voted to pass the millage, which will be used to maintain heavy equipment. Of the 219 votes cast, 198 residents voted to pass, while 21 voted …

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Markkanen Seeks Re-Election

Representative Greg Markkanen, from Hancock, has announced he will seek re-election. In a press release sent out late last night, Markkanen said that he helped accomplish much needed help for hardworking Yoopers, but that his work has just begun. He also stated he was ready to roll up his sleeves, …

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