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Cigarette caused Harbor Tower fire

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ESCANABA — The fire that damaged the Harbor Tower, a 175-unit subsidized housing facility and tallest building in Escanaba, was likely caused by a lit cigarette or other smoking device, according to the Escanaba Department of Public Safety. In a Tuesday written statement, investigators ...

That time again

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HOUGHTON COUNTY – Weight restrictions on roads across four counties in the western UP were initiated last week as spring weather patterns brought warmer temperatures to the Copper Country. Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties implemented load restrictions on their roads on ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: My insurance company won't let me receive my testosterone injection unless I have a low testosterone level at 8 a.m. Does this make any sense? — T.B. ANSWER: Although I am never fond of insurance companies making medical decisions, this does make sense from physiology. ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My neighbor has taken "borrowing a cup of sugar" to ridiculous levels. In the past six months, she's borrowed my ladder, my hedge clippers, two baking pans and, most recently, my patio chairs for her daughter's graduation party. She always promises to return things "tomorrow," but I ...

It’s probably not over

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HOUGHTON – The season snowfall total as of Tuesday morning has reached 299.25 inches, according to the Keweenaw County Road Commission. Much more is on the way, according to the National Weather Service Marquette Office (NWS) in Negaunee Township. Meteorologist Nick Langlieb said there is a ...

A fundraising effort

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HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Queers held a screening of the 1990 documentary film “Paris Is Burning” Friday at The Orpheum Theater in Hancock. The screening is a part of several fundraisers held by the LGBTQ+ group for the upcoming Keweenaw Pridefest in June. A $5-20 sliding scale donation ...