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Outdoors North: John Pepin

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“Summer’s end’s around the bend, just flying,” – John Prine The afternoon couldn’t make up its mind between sunny skies, cold winds and clouds threatening rain. I decided to spend those hours traveling gray-graveled backroads, looking for some respite from the hurry here and there ...

DNR Weekly fishing report

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The weekly fishing report for the Western Upper Peninsula: • Ontonagon River: Angling efforts on the river were low over the past week. Recent rain showers left the river water very dirty. Walleye were caught in low numbers by those fishing with natural baits. • Ontonagon/Silver ...

Disappointed

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IRONWOOD – Aspirus Health’s Sept. 5 announcement that it will end labor and delivery at its Ironwood hospital on Dec. 31 after rejecting $1.2 million from the 2025 Michigan state budget to provide obstetric and gynecological care, is facing pushback from several areas. The announcement ...

Fire destroys Chassell Township home

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CHASSELL TOWNSHIP — A home in Chassell Township was destroyed by an early Friday morning fire. Houghton County Sheriff deputies and fire departments including Chassell Township and Otter Lake Fire Departments were dispatched to a structure fire shortly after midnight Friday. According to ...

Vet Fest gets $10K donation

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CALUMET — Vet Fest 2026 received a helping hand with a $10,000 donation from the Keweenaw Health Foundation. The donation was presented during the Houghton County Veterans Affairs Board meeting at the Veteran's Affairs office at Houghton County Memorial Airport. to the board for next year's ...

‘We got him’

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OREM (AP) — The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conservative activist's viewpoints and indicated that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday as they announced an arrest in the killing that raised fresh alarms about political ...