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Cuts hamper invasive species efforts

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MARQUETTE — A $1.2 million decline in state grant funding to combat invasive species is challenging conservation organizations to rethink how they protect forests, waterways and communities. Michigan awarded $2.4 million in grant funding for invasive species control in 2026, down from $3.6 ...

Flooding closes Delta airport

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ESCANABA — Travelers who booked flights through the Delta County Airport, in Escanaba, have been forced to make other arrangements due to recent flooding. As of Wednesday, runways at the Delta County Airport were closed to air traffic after experiencing what Airport Manager Ashleigh Young ...

Helping a good cause

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HANCOCK – Michigan Special Olympics Area 39 has scheduled a movie night and silent auction fundraiser for Sat. April 18, from 6-9 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater/Fifth and Elm, at 426 Quincy Street in Hancock. The event is to support Special Olympics athletes. The featured movie is based on a ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: My 86-year-old mother wears hearing aids, has tinnitus and is constantly dizzy. She also has atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure and some anxiety issues. She has had several urinary tract infections in the past few years. We have been to a neurologist, EN&T specialist, ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My neighbor and I became friendly during the pandemic. We'd pick up things for each other at the grocery store, help water each other's plants, chat on our porches in the evening. Somewhere along the way, she decided we were much closer than I did. Now she'll drop by unannounced ...

Calumet cave in

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CALUMET – The 300 block of Fifth Street in downtown Calumet was temporarily closed to traffic Monday evening after a garage attached to the south wall of the former Thurner bakery building, located at 315 collapsed. The Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded when the collapse was ...