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Hold your horses

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MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Following multiple reports of loose horses Michigan State Police (MSP) are working to resolve the ongoing situation after repeated escapes over the past two weeks raised safety concerns for both the animals and motorists. MSP Gladstone Post has reportedly responded to multiple incidents involving loose horses in an area of Delta County's Masonville Township On June 29, MSP were requested to conduct a welfare check on horses in the area. During that check, the responding trooper observed the horses appeared to be healthy and had access to food and water, according ...

Making a splash

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LAURIUM – With temperatures above normal that past couple of week’s the village’s “Splash Through Laurium Splash Pad is, as one trustee said, a huge success. Village Council Trustee John Galbraith said the popularity of the splash pad has far exceeded expectations. “I make a point ...

A growing project

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HOUGHTON — Wild Ones Keweenaw (WOK) has planted its first free native plant garden in front of Canterbury House Episcopal Campus Ministry on the Michigan Tech campus. WOK is donating five free native plant gardens to area residents in honor of Houghton's designation as a Bird City. The ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

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“It was a night, oh what a night, it really was such a night,” – Lincoln Chase We sat together waiting for our food in the country-styled roadside restaurant – one we’d known since we were both kids. It hadn’t changed much at all – decent food, friendly staff, bathrooms down the hall. Cars blew past in both directions on the highway while we sat contented in this quiet refuge from the noise and bustle of a regular late Wednesday afternoon. It was me and my younger brother, Jimmy. The only customers there, we got up to look at the historic pictures on the wall – a ...

Murder suspect arrested

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MARINETTE — A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Marinette, WI, on a homicide warrant out of Mississippi. Jayden V. Cayou was aprehended Wednesday by the joint City of Marinette and Marinette County Special Response Team. According to the City of Marinette Police Department, Marinette law ...

Digital Bloom coming

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HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton invites artists and musicians to make their way downtown Aug. 1 to celebrate creativity and community. Digital Bloom, advertised as a non-AI, digital art festival, aims to support local artists. Its lineup was revealed Thursday and includes many local artists ...