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Dear Annie

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Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was originally published in 2023. Dear Annie: I see that you often answer questions pertaining to families trapped in addiction. I grew up in that special hell with all of the complex trauma issues that go along with that lifestyle. I ...

DNR advisory council meets Wednesday

Outdoors

LANSING —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council is scheduled to hear updates on the western U.P. snowmobile trail system, the fish guiding process for Michigan lakes, a winter boating access site snowplowing partnership and ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Outdoors

“The wind it was howlin' and the snow was outrageous; we chopped through the night, and we chopped through the dawn,” – Bob Dylan The persistent and deepening snow and cold of late has signaled primal feelings of survival within me. Just walking to the mailbox and back is an adventure ...

Body of missing Gwinn man found

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GWINN — A Gwinn man missing for several days has been found deceased in a rural area of Forsyth Township. Jamie Willis, 46, was last seen at his residence on Maple Hill Drive, in Gwinn, at around 10 p.m. Monday, according to the Forsyth Township Police Department, the agency that handled the ...

Polar Plunge is still on!

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HANCOCK – With polar-like weather across the Upper Peninsula, the Polar Plunge, scheduled for Saturday in Hancock is still on. Visit Keweenaw and the city of Hancock have worked with Takka Sauna and Small Craft, on Navy Street, to bring back the Polar Plunge, said Jesse Wiederhold, managing ...

No contest

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ESCANABA — A man who stabbed and killed his coworker in August has pleaded no contest to one count of homicide – murder in the second degree in Delta County 47th Circuit Court. Kaw Tung, 38, was taken to court Wednesday from the Delta County Jail for arraignment. His attorney, Jennifer ...