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Completing the final step

KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources contacted the Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners earlier this month regarding a proposed 5,476-acre land acquisition in Grant Township. According to an Aug. 11 letter from the DNR Real Estate Services to the county board, ...

More than rides and elephant ears

HANCOCK — For 51 weeks of the year, 1500 Birch St. in Hancock, is pretty quiet. Essentially, the only activities are summertime baseball and softball games, hockey at the HoCo, activities on the Maasto Hiihto Trail and walking man's best friend at the Dog Park. However, all changes during ...

Stabbing suspect arraigned

ST. IGNACE — The suspect in a stabbing that took place Friday in Mackinac County has been arraigned on his charges. 18-year-old Maxwell Phillips of the Marquette County community of Little Lake was arraigned in the 92nd District Court on Monday. His charges were one count of attempted ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm an 82-year-old man with osteoporosis, a pacemaker, and a vegetable garden, which I worked in yesterday for 5 hours in the extreme heat. I consumed a large bottle of ice water. When I came back into the cool house, I was unable to select or even pronounce the proper words. I ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My father passed away earlier this year, and afterward my mother and sister moved to be closer to me. Since then, I have tried to help my mother as much as I can. I take her to doctors' appointments, help with everyday needs and do my best to make sure she is cared for. Recently, ...

Life Beyond the Mines

CALUMET – The Keweenaw Peninsula is known for its' copper mining history. Knowledge about that time period is primarily focused on the mining companies and the multitudes of immigrant men who came to work in those mines. Daniel Wallace from the University of Southern California visited ...