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It’s natural

Outdoors

MARQUETTE — After a winter with variable temperatures and lots of snow, you may see dead fish or other aquatic animals in Michigan lakes and streams as water warms up and ice and snow cover melt. The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that, while such sights can be startling, it ...

Proposed bills address produce washwater

Outdoors

LANSING — A pair of state representatives last month sat before the Michigan House Agriculture Committee to make the case on a set of bills to exempt produce farmers from permit requirements to discharge wastewater used to chill, wash or process fruit, vegetables and other farm ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

Outdoors

“Come on Pearl, come on Kitty, if you feel inclined, down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line,” – Gordon Lightfoot In the evenings now, if I travel along the county road, the deer are gathering in any place where there’s bare ground. The surrounding landscape remains ...

It’s for the children

Life

HOUGHTON – The Bi-Annual Kids Consignment Sale is scheduled for April 15-18 at the Copper Country Mall. The Kids Consignment Sale is a pop-up shopping event in the Houghton area. It was established in 2019, creating the ultimate win-win solution between parents as buyers and sellers, says ...

Serving the elderly

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HANCOCK — Easter is this Sunday and Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly is ramping up its annual Easter holiday tradition. The charity provides meals to older adults, aged 60 and older, on multiple occasions including major holidays such as Easter. LBFE Executive Director Carol Korpela, ...

IM man sentenced in overdose death

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MARINETTE, WI — A 2021 overdose death in Niagara, Wis., has resulted in an 18-year prison sentence for one of five codefendants in the case, according to Marinette County District Attorney DeShea D. Morrow. The other four codefendants in the case were previously sentenced for their ...