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Be on the lookout

HANCOCK — Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a vehicle which they say may have been involved in an alleged hit and run accident in Hancock over the weekend.  According to a press release, the Hancock City Police Department is actively investigating a hit-and-run accident ...

In honor of a fallen soldier

POWERS — On Saturday, a portion of U.S. 41 just south of Powers in Menominee County's Spalding Township will be named the Specialist David Anthony Wilkey Jr. Memorial Highway. The 22-year-old was killed June 18, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wilkey was serving in the 1st Battalion, ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: How could I have an A1C of 5.9% in March, then 8% in July? My diet has been the same. I rarely eat fast food and never drink sodas; I avoid carbs such as sweets and breads whenever possible. Because I was so encouraged by my A1C of 5.9%, I increased my vigorous swimming routine to 2 hours a day. I'm cutting this down to 1 hour on most days, since it didn't do any good. I do have anemia with hemoglobin and hematocrit at low to low-normal levels, which is always due to AVMs (arteriovenous malformations). I'm 77, and my BMI is over 30. I do need to lose some weight, but ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: For the 23 years I've been married, I've cooked dinner for my husband nearly every night. He has no idea how much planning, shopping and cleanup goes into it. I think he thinks the food just appears. Recently, he's turned critical about nearly every meal: The chicken's too dry, ...

A galaxy of art

LOS ANGELES — The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will serve “Star Wars” fans what they crave, but the saga George Lucas spawned represents just one small corner of the galaxy of creative work within the walls of the Los Angeles institution he calls a "temple to the people’s ...

Up Close and Personal

HANCOCK — The September exhibition in the Coté Exhibition Gallery (formerly the Kerredge Exhibition Gallery) at the Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) is "Up Close and Personal, fiber work by Peg McNinch." This exhibition opens today and is on display through the month of ...