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One final lap

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — On Wednesday, US Sen. Gary Peters (D-Pontiac) visited the site of the future Jacobetti Veterans Home as a stop on his 10th and final annual motorcycle tour of the state. Peters will retire at the end of his current term, to be replaced by either Abdul El-Sayed a fellow ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 78 years old and in pretty good health. I walk 3 miles four times a week, bike 8 miles once a week, and lift weights twice a week. Besides eye drops for glaucoma, the only medication I take is 20 mg of lovastatin each day. Due to corneal edema, I'll be having a partial ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I'm going through a difficult divorce after 58 years of marriage to an alcoholic. Recently he told me two things I never knew: that he slept with my sister the night before our wedding and, years later, when they were both in the military, with a friend of mine. I always knew my ...

Rescue at Rainbow Falls

WAKEFIELD -- The Gogebic County Sheriff's Office Monday released a statement regarding a rescue they facilitated at Rainbow Falls that day. "At approximately 1:39 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 24, Gogebic County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the falls near Black River Trail. Initial reports ...

Arrest made for child sexually abusive material

MACKINAC ISLAND — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the arrest of Morgan Charles Mitchell, 24 of Dalhart, Texas, for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material, using a computer to commit a crime, ...

KCF fall grant applications

HANCOCK — Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) will open its fall grant applications on Tuesday. The aim is to give approximately $100,000 to initiatives throughout the Keweenaw. $50,000 will go towards its Community Impact Fund. The application deadline is Oct. 15, with an additional ...