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Local News & Weather
03/09/2010 11:05 AM |
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Deputies from the Marquette County
Sheriff’s Office were called to a single snowmobile personal injury
accident in Sands Township yesterday morning. The crash occurred on
the power lines approximately ¼ mile west of Flodin Road near trail
#8. 49-year old Roger Tenpass of Ellington, New York was northbound on
the power lines when he went over an unexpected hill. Tenpass went
airborne for a short distance, rolled his sled, and was ejected from
the snowmobile. He received injuries to his back and was transported
to Marquette General Hospital. The incident remains under
investigation.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced its
inclusion in two of the inaugural Maplecroft Climate Innovation
Indexes (CIIs) launched by Bloomberg in January 2010. The Maplecroft
CIIs ranks the top-performing U.S. companies in terms of
climate-related innovation and carbon management programs. In addition
to its listing in the Maplecroft CII index (Bloomberg: CICOMP), Cliffs
was also ranked in the Maplecroft CII Leader (Bloomberg: CII) index as
one of the 100 top-performing companies from the Maplecroft CII index.
State Representative Judy Nerat (D-Wallace) is getting into the spirit
of "March is Reading Month" by reading to students at local elementary
schools in the U.P. Nerat recently read to students at Norway
Elementary School in Norway and at Iron Mountain Central Elementary
School in Iron Mountain. On Friday, she will share a story with
students at Menominee Catholic Central School and at Central
Elementary School in Menominee. The annual nationwide reading
celebration began on March 2, the birthday of children's author Dr.
Seuss.
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up 7.2 cents per gallon over
the past week to a statewide average of $2.72. the statewide average
is 71 cents per gallon higher than last year at this time. Of the
cities it surveys, AAA Michigan says the cheapest price for self-serve
regular fuel is in the metro Detroit area, where it's $2.70 a gallon.
The highest average can be found in the Marquette area at $2.77.
Today:
Sunny to partly cloudy
Highs: 50 into the 50s...coolest near the Lake
Tonight:
Partly to mostly cloudy
Lows: mainly in the 30s
Wed:
Cloudy...chance of light rain, especially in the afternoon
Highs: mid 40s
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