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HANCOCK — The Hancock Area District Library held its second voter information session regarding the upcoming millage Monday at the library. Residents asked questions about the millage, as well as what services the library would offer if it does not pass. The session was headed by Library ...

After the fire

LAURIUM – On a cool, drizzly Monday afternoon, dozens of people gathered inside the new Department of Public Works (DPW) building in Laurium to watch the ribbon cutting ceremony. Ian Lewis, Village Manager for Laurium, started the ceremonies off. “First, I want to say a thank you to ...

Hearing scheduled on UPPCO plan

LANSING — The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has issued a revised notice of hearing for the Upper Peninsula Power Company’s (UPPCO) proposed 2027 Power Supply Cost Recovery (PSCR) plan. The public hearing is scheduled for Nov. 10, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. The ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a healthy, active 69-year-old female. I've had problems with constipation for several years,and it's recently worsened. When I had my first colonoscopy, the doctor at the time, who'd been doing colonoscopies for 50 years, told me that I had the longest colon he'd ever ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 18 years, and I love him deeply. He is kind, hardworking and devoted to our family. He will fix anything that breaks, drive across town if one of the kids needs something and make me coffee every morning without being asked. In so many ways, he ...

Woman hurt in Delta Co. crash

FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Garden woman was seriously injured Friday morning after being ejected from her vehicle in a single-vehicle crash in Delta County's Fairbanks Township, according to Michigan State Police. Troopers from the state police post in Gladstone responded to the ...