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DNR Clears the way for UP winter fishing access

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LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing a successful program begun in 2021 to keep boating access sites plowed at more than two dozen popular Upper Peninsula ice-fishing locations, including several locations in the Keweenaw Waterway. “This program has been a ...

Local units train on ice

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BARAGA — Water-related rescue operations are dangerous to begin with. When those rescues occur during the winter, it adds an additional level of risk. Firefighters from Baraga, Pelkie, Chassell, Hurontown and Michigamme conducted ice water rescue training through Midwest Fire Tactics and ...

Judge orders all loans and grants to be resumed by administration

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge told the Trump administration on Monday that it must comply with a previous ruling that required the government to unfreeze funding on grants and loans. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island issued the new five-page ruling ...

CCISD Parent Advisory Committee Announces meeting

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HANCOCK — The Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for Special Education has announced its bi-monthly meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, at the CCISD conference Room B, located at 809 Hecla Street, in ...

Mint ordered to stop making pennies

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so ...

Be Prepared

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BARAGA — On Saturday, Bay Ambulance, of Barage, conducted one of its first training sessions for its paramedics, EMTs, EMT specialists and other first responders since becoming fully staffed. The training allowed for individuals to receive further credits in their required ...