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Expanding role

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EAGLE RIVER — A resolution from Governor Gretchen Whitmer recognized yesterday (Jan. 9) as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Her resolution states in part: Law enforcement officers, including police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, federal agents, corrections officers, ...

Notable books

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UPPER PENINSULA — Twelve books have been recommended by the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association with the release of the organization’s Seventh-Annual U.P. Notable Books List. The UPPAA first initiated the effort in 2019 as a response to the lack of representation of U.P. ...

Setting it straight

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In the obituary for Bernice Knuuttila that ran Friday, Jan. 9, the correct date of her death is Jan. 5, 2026

The year in Sports

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Top Sports stories of 2025 1) Ewen-Trout Creek girls advance to state final The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers girls basketball team defeated Concord in the state semifinals to earn a chance to play for a state title for the first time since 1985. The Panthers, who finished 27-2 on the season, ...

The top stories of 2025

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It was a year local political controversy, reactions to national policies, local protests and rain ... a lot of rain. Here's a look back at stories that made news in 2025, in no particular order. Here comes the rain again Heavy rains in June and again in July caused considerable damage to ...

Icy accident

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ESCANABA — The Escanaba High School girls basketball teams had an unexpected and frightening night Tuesday after leaving their game against Marquette when their school bus slid off an icy road and rolled on its side in a ditch. A few students were injured, none seriously. A passerby and ...