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Representative Scott Dianda has introduced legislation in the state House that will give equal weight to several commonly used forestry certification standards in constructing and renovating state-owned buildings. The resolution would encourage the use of wood products in contractors’ efforts to win green building certification. Dianda says the governor needs …

Michigan school leaders are blasting a State House Republican road funding package, charging that it could result in drastic cuts to the school aid fund. William Mayes, the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators, says the House plan would shift sales taxes paid on gasoline to the …

An energy optimization implementer based in East Lansing is giving away smart thermostats to Houghton and Keweenaw residence who want to see how much they can save on energy costs this winter season. Efficiency UNITED is offering about 150 smart thermostats that are valued at approximately $250. You must be an …

With Dollar Bay Schools having to close today due to a high number of illnesses, mostly upper respitory and stomach flu, it’s a great time to remind parents about the importance of reducing your child’s risk of catching the seasonal flu virus. Western U.P. Health Department Medical Director Dr. Terry …

For more than three decades, the Baraga County Shelter Home has been providing emergency shelter and counseling services to victims of domestic or sexual violence. Now it’s looking to the community for a little bit of help. State and federal grants provide funding for some of the basics at shelter …

Governor Rick Snyder is calling for a funding plan that would provide $1.2 billion annually for local and state road repairs. The governor and MDOT executive director Kirk Stuedle met for a roundtable discussion Friday, calling attention to Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure. Steudle says they both understand that all of Michigan’s …

The man who was found guilty in a hit-and-run trial resulting in the death of a Big Bay woman will spend one year in jail. 46-year-old Michael Nelson was sentenced Monday in Marquette County Circuit Court. He is ordered to serve nine months in jail immediately. The final three months …

The 2014 Houghton County Fair Season has officially wrapped up with a look at the numbers from this year’s fair. Attendance was estimated at just under 23,500, down about 2% from the year before. The Houghton County Fair Association says the new carnival and midway, provided by Spectrum Entertainment, were …

Officials at Dickinson Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain have instituted visitor restrictions in response to an increasing community wide threat of Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. The restrictions were put into place late Thursday and will remain in effect until further notice. The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department is evaluating …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating two separate wolf poaching cases in the Upper Peninsula. One occured near the Mackinac-Luce county line close to M-117 southwest of Newberry. The dead wolf was found in Mackinac County’s Lakefield Township November 26. Conservation officers say the wolf had been killed at …