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Iron Mt. reaches settlement in fatal motorcycle crash

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IRON MOUNTAIN — An accident reconstruction performed by a Michigan State Police investigator found no physical evidence that a motorcyclist killed in a 2022 fatal collision with an Iron Mountain city public works mower was traveling at excessive speed. Matthew Fletcher, 34, of Iron Mountain ...

Aiming high

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HANCOCK — The upcoming archery season’s changes have changed local sporting goods business in the Copper Country. With hunters now able to purchase combo tags with the ability to harvest antlerless deer for the season beginning Oct. 1, many are taking advantage of the opportunity and it is ...

From the ground up

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LAURIUM – Moyle Construction has begun excavating the ground for the new Laurium Village Department of Public Works garage. Village Manager Ian Lewis said the village expects to have a completed and fully operational public works garage by Summer 2026. The previous DPW facility was destroyed ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been suffering from strong pain on my left knee for a long time. An MRI was performed, which showed an "extensive degenerative tear throughout the body and a posterior horn of the medial meniscus." It also showed a "flap tear of the body and an anterior horn of the ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: When my husband and I first got married, he made it clear that his mother would always be welcome to visit whenever she wanted since she lives far away. Over the years, she has come three or four times annually, often staying for a week at a time. She is generally helpful around the ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my "borderline" cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned that although statins are thought to reduce the chance of a cardiovascular event by up to 50%, ...