9/18/2024

SAULT STE. MARIE - The Michigan Department of Corrections celebrated two new classes of graduates from the MDOC Officer Recruit Training Academy.  The Upper Peninsula Dave Shaver Recruit Academy Class graduation took place on Aug. 28 at Lake Superior State University and recognized 26 new officers. The Lower Peninsula Dave Shaver Recruit Academy Class graduation was held in Lansing on Sept. 13 at the Lansing Convention Center and recognized 155 new officers.  The new officers will help to reduce vacancies at facilities across the state.  The department is currently recruiting for the next Officer Recruit Training Academies which will begin on Sept. 30 in the Upper Peninsula and on Oct. 14 in the Lower Peninsula. Participants in the academies will earn a minimum starting pay of $21.50 per hour on their first day of class and will be eligible to make $68,500 per year, before overtime, plus benefits in as little as three and a half years.

9/18/2024

BAYFIELD – The Wisconsin DOT is warning that a detour due to a reconstruction project in Washburn could result in major backups for those going to the 62nd annual Bayfield Apple Festival in a few weeks.  WisDOT is encouraging drivers traveling from the west to take WIS 13 through Port Wing and Cornucopia into Bayfield.  Otherwise expect delays Apple Fest weekend if passing through the City of Washburn on Highway 13 because of the construction.

9/18/2024

GRAND MARAIS, MN - Cook County on the North Shore is receiving $1 million to tackle two key projects related to energy and sustainability.  The first will transition the former Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder Township into something more useful for the county’s current needs.  The other key project is developing a county waste transfer station.  Currently, Cook County hauls its waste to Duluth.