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‘We Need you!’

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CALUMET – CopperDog is just two weekends away and Krissy Kovachich Tepsa, Volunteer Coordinator and Board of Directors member, has a message for the community: “We need you!” There are a multitude of people working behind the scenes to help CopperDog become a reality every year, but when ...

Fighting notary fraud

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HOUVHGTON — Houghton County Clerk/Register of Deeds Jennifer Kelly has launched a fraud prevention tool designed to protect notaries and the community from the growing threat of notary-related document fraud. The Notary Fraud Alert (NFA) program is a free, easy-to-use service that allows ...

Man charged in girlfriend’s death

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MARINETTE – A 29-year-old man has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide after admitting to killing his girlfriend, whose body was found last week in Menominee County. Robert Alan Chilcote was charged with homicide on Saturday. According to a criminal complaint, Chilcote called ...

Local youth win

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HANCOCK – Nine students from the Copper Country Intermediate School District CTE attended a recent SkillsUSA Regional Competition and will advance to state finals, according to CCISD Public Engagement Specialist David Sim. Bay College, in Escanaba, hosted the 2026 SkillsUSA Regional ...

Lobbyists spent record amount on lawmaker meals

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This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.” LANSING — Lobbyists spent a record amount of money providing free food and drink for Michigan’s lawmakers in 2025, according to disclosure data ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I recall reading articles about prisoners who suffered horribly for minutes prior to dying, while undergoing a death sentence that was imposed on them for committing particularly serious crimes. Is there a medical reason as to why such prisoners can't be put under a deep sleep ...