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Keep an eye out for early detection of this Michigan watch list invader

Plants get moved around on purpose or by accident, but some of them bring drastic changes to ecosystems and damage our economy. Yes, we mean invasive species. With new invasive species filtering into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, now is the perfect time to learn about Michigan’s watch list ...

The truth is out there

No, this is not about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), or the X-Files. It is as easy as looking out your window. Not to look to the sky, but to look to all the snow that is around us. It easy as comparing the condition of trails to determine that some clubs are doing something different. ...

Don’t kill wolves – just keep them away

You’re operating a farm or ranch. What do you do when wolves are killing your livestock or pet dogs? Trap them and shoot them, right? That’s what farmers and ranchers — and government agencies — have been doing for decades. Now there are new, nonlethal alternatives. Even ...

Best friend of the elderly

Mike Aten is passionate about a lot of things. He adores his wife, his son and daughter. He loves meeting and talking with all kinds of people. But Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly has been his abiding passion for more than four decades. “I love the philosophy,” he says, ...

Hancock history needs a home

HANCOCK — Hancock’s former fire hall could become a museum of the city’s history. The city is turning to residents to ask what they’d like to see in it. Hancock posted a survey online last week about the future museum, currently planned to be located on the ground floor of the ...

Young at heart

SOUTH RANGE — The South Range 4th of July Committee is hosting a Valentine’s Day dance on this Saturday, Feb. 11. Committee Chairman Mike Reiner said the dance will take place at the South Range VFW from 7 to 11 p.m. and Slick Nickel will provide live music. The dance, said Reiner, is ...