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Ironwood Issues Precautionary Notice due to Elevated Manganese Levels in Water

For More Information About Manganese and Your Health, Please Contact WUPHD at 906-482-7382

August 9, 2019

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IRONWOOD, Mich. – The City of Ironwood has issued a Precautionary Notice to residents of Ironwood and Hurley regarding elevated manganese levels in drinking water. According to officials, they are working with the Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services to investigate potential manganese levels in homes. The city says they currently meet all health advisory limits for manganese, but…

Drug Smuggling Operation From Detroit to UP Targeted

Authorities Break Up Drug Ring in Michigan's UP

September 10, 2015

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Federal authorities say they’ve broken up a suspected drug smuggling operation between Detroit and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Participants wait to learn if event broke caroling record

Christmas in July

July 25, 2015

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Singers have completed an attempt in Frankenmuth to break the Guinness World Record for the most people singing Christmas carols.

Fatal car accident near Marenisco, Michigan

27-Year-Old pronounced dead

May 16, 2015

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The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a rollover accident that claimed the life of a 27 year old Marenisco man early Saturday morning.

Michigan Considers Land Purchase on St. Marys River

Would Give Public More Access to St. Marys River

May 4, 2015

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering whether to go forward with a land purchase that would give the public more access to the St. Marys River in the Upper Peninsula.

Empire Mine in Upper Peninsula to Halt Production Until Fall

300 Workers Affected by Shut Down in Upper Peninsula

May 1, 2015

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Cliffs Natural Resources says it will temporarily shut down the Empire Mine in the Upper Peninsula in June and resume production in the fall.

Scientists: Isle Royale Gray Wolf Population Drops to 3

Isle Royale Gray Wolf Population Drops to Lowest Since Study Began

April 17, 2015

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Scientists say the number of gray wolves at Isle Royale National Park has dropped to three _ the fewest since biologists began studying the population on the Lake Superior island chain in the 1950s.

Crews Clear Path Through Lake Superior Ice; Ships Stuck

Crews Clear Path for Ships Stuck in Lake Superior Ice

April 8, 2015

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Crews are working to clear a path through ice on eastern Lake Superior that’s left freighters unable to move, including one that had a hole punched in its hull.

Ironwood Family Loses Four Pets in Fire

Family Loses Home in Ironwood Fire

February 16, 2015

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A family in Ironwood has lost all of their pets after a fire.

Bill Would Drop Federal Protections for Wolves in 4 States

Bill Would Remove Protections for Gray Wolves

February 12, 2015

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Members of Congress have proposed legislation that would remove court-imposed legal protections for gray wolves in four states.

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Ironwood Issues Precautionary Notice due to Elevated Manganese Levels in Water

For More Information About Manganese and Your Health, Please Contact WUPHD at 906-482-7382

Drug Smuggling Operation From Detroit to UP Targeted

Authorities Break Up Drug Ring in Michigan's UP