July storm continued to make headlines in 2017

Editor’s note: The Daily Globe is counting down the top five local stories of 2017. The rebuilding effort following the July 2016 storm was chosen as the second biggest story of the year.

By RICHARD JENKINS

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Last year’s big July storm, which claimed a life in Iron County, Wis., and caused millions of dollars of damage across the region, continued to make headlines in both Michigan and Wisconsin in 2017.

Wisconsin

The year began with good news as Iron County learned on Jan. 12 it had been awarded three grants — totaling $326,453 — to help repair Saxon Harbor after it...