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Man charged in Eastern UP crash

BAY MILLS TOWNSHIP — A Lower Michigan man is in custody following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Bay Mills Township. According to a Michigan State Police press release, shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, a trooper from the Sault Ste. Marie Post responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on ...

Calling out to contractors

HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Jail Committee’s Industry Day is Wednesday, July 15, at the Franklin Township Fire hall, from 5-7 p.m. Industry Day’s purpose is to provide interested contractors and the public an opportunity to offer input to the committee and county board members on the need for a new county jail. The meeting will serve as an initiative to gather ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) cost estimates from local construction and design-build firms, along with interested local contractors and architectural firms, to collaborate on a proposed county jail facility, which will ...

Staying away

HANCOCK — A parasitic illness that has infected more than 3,300 Michigan residents is making its way through county after county in the Lower Peninsula. Cyclosporiasis is a food and waterborne parasite which attaches to the small intestine and causes diarrhea. Western U.P. Health Department ...

Calling out to contractors

HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Jail Committee will host Industry Day from 5 - 7 p.m. today at the Franklin Township Fire hall. The purpose of Industry Day is to provide interested contractors as well as the public an opportunity to offer input to the committee and county board members on ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your response to a recent question regarding drugs to reduce cholesterol levels. In your response, you talked about the risks of taking niacin and its potential side effects. You commented that statin drugs remain the first-line treatment for reducing heart disease risk ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 18 years, and in many ways he is a good man. He works hard, pays the bills, shows up for our children and has never been cruel or unfaithful. From the outside, I am sure people think I have nothing to complain about. But inside our marriage, I ...