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Working for energy efficiency

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LAURIUM – Officials in the Village of Laurium announced the allocation of $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Michigan Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). Currently, the Village is in the final stages of being awarded the allocated funding. The Village ...

Snowmobile death in eastern UP

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SAULT STE. MARIE — Details are now being released regarding a weekend fatal snowmobile crash that occurred in the eastern Upper Peninsula. According to a Michigan State Police (MSP) press release, the accident occurred in Chippewa County's Whitefish Township. At about 3:20 Saturday ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My children are trying to move me into assisted living, and I feel like I'm being slowly erased. I am in my early 80s, and I still live in the home where I raised my kids. It is not fancy, but it is mine. I know every creaky stair. I know which window sticks in the winter. I have ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am in relatively good health for an 82-year-old male. For the past six years, I have been having trouble with an overactive bladder. I need to urinate at least every two hours. Often there is a sudden urge, and I can barely make it to the bathroom. In the morning when I wake ...

Trump: Iran operation could last 4-5 weeks

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WASHINGTON DC — As the war in the Middle East spirals further, U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. has “ the capability to go far longer ” than its projected four to five week time frame for its military operations against Iran. The comment, made during a Medal of Honor ...

The results are in

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Four CopperDog races concluded this weekend in Larium, Copper Harbor and Eagle Harbor. Mike Bestgen from Saint Cloud, Minnesota won CD120, the main event of the weekend. He crossed the finish line in 9:08:37, 16 minutes ahead of the next competitor, Jake Golton of L’Amable, Ontario, who ...