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Falling short

WASHINGTON — The push continues for updates to the Great Lakes icebreaking fleet. In December, President Donald Trump signed into law the Great Lakes Icebreaker Act — but the deadlines within have passed without action by the U.S. Coast Guard, who had been directed to assess the current ...

Warm fall predicted

IRON MOUNTAIN — AccuWeather predicts temperatures from September through November will range two to three degrees above normal in the Upper Peninsula as a warm autumn is expected across much of the nation. "Outdoor projects and activities which you would typically see winding down during ...

‘A Tradition Worth Keeping’

PELKIE — The year 1941 was surely a memorable one. It was when the US entered World War II and also when many things that are still around today — M&MS, Cheerios and styrofoam — were first introduced. 1941 was also the first year of the Baraga County fair. The theme of this year's fair, ...

Back to normal

LANSING — In response to the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) advises Michigan residents that they can resume routine guidance for consuming lettuce and salad greens as new cyclosporiasis case reports and related emergency ...

Return of an old friend

HOUGHTON — Sundew — US Coast Guard Cutter, WLB-404 was in Houghton Saturday and for a visit and tours before heading back to its home port of Duluth. The Coast Guard Cutter Sundew is no longer active as a military vessel — it was decommissioned on May 27, 2004 — but has been Privately ...