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Monday accident closes US-41

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BARAGA COUNTY — A two-vehicle accident caused the closure of US 41 for several hours Monday morning. According to a press release from the Baraga County Sheriff's Office, the mishap happened shortly after 7 a.m. Monday on US 41 near the intersection of Knapp Camp Road, north of Alberta. The ...

Making it official

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech held a ceremonial opening of East Hall with a ribbon cutting Friday. The new hall allows 500 upper class students a place to live. The building features collaborative study rooms, fitness spaces, a game room, lounge areas and kitchenettes. The spaces were the result ...

Harvest time

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L’Anse — The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department and the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) held the annual Manoomin (wild rice) Camp Saturday to introduce traditional and modern process of ricing and educate participants of the crop’s cultural ...

In Brief

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HOUGHTON - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be conducting routine scheduled maintenance on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Thursday, Oct. 16, requiring bridge lifts. Cable greasing is scheduled for early Thursday morning, requiring several bridge lifts of up to 30 minutes ...

To your good health

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DR. ROACH: I'm a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy required a polypectomy of a 3-mm tubular adenoma. In 2019, my colonoscopy was negative again. I'm ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: There is a sad and bitter battle playing out between my two daughters, and as their mother, I feel helpless to stop it. My oldest has always been the more fragile of the two. She struggles with accountability and has often relied on family to untangle the knots of her life. Years ...