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Contain Sturgeon fuel spill
by Barry Drue A well-coordinated and effective multi-agency response has resulted in the containment of 4,000 gallons of gasoline and an undetermined amount of diesel fuel at the Sturgeon River just…
L’Anse, Baraga fires during brutal cold
by Barry Drue L’Anse and Baraga firefighters had a busy and brutally cold stretch from late on the night of Friday, Dec. 29 to Saturday morning, Dec. 30, 2017, extinguishing two…
Sisters, father badly injured in white-out crash; Huge outpouring of support for Peyton, Skarlett, Ryan
by Barry Drue Lives were forever changed within seconds in a snowy, white-out, three-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 near Canyon Falls south of L’Anse on Wednesday night, March 8, 2017. Skarlett…
Tremendous response to natural gas outage; Quick action from SEMCO crews, community, restores service
by Barry Drue and Nancy Besonen An efficient, dedicated response to a natural gas outage across the Village of L’Anse prevented a heating emergency over the Christmas weekend. Dozens of…
Great support for firefighters
by Melissa Lehto Crowds lined the roadway from Minneapolis, MN, to Reid’s Funeral Service in L’Anse as the bodies of the two young firefighters, Alan “AJ” Swartz and James “Jimmy” Shelifoe, were escorted home on Tuesday, Aug 30,…
Outpouring of support in tragedy; Communities reach out to Beartown crew
by Melissa Lehto Following a catastrophic double-fatality crash of a Beartown Firefighters truck Saturday, Aug 27, 2016, in Blaine, MN, the community once again stands strong to help support grieving family members. A total of nine firefighters were in…
Train in missing person rescue
Multiple agencies coordinated on a search and rescue drill on Sunday, March 22, 2015. From the Civil Air Patrol based at Houghton County Memorial Airport to local police, fire and…
Log spill closes U.S. 41
US-41 near Alberta was closed for more than eight hours Wednesday, March 4, 2015, after logs from two pup trailers were scattered across the highway on and near the Sturgeon…
