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Florence grad in exhibit at Smithsonian

FLORENCE, Wis. — A 2002 Florence High School graduate has earned a place in one of the nation's most prestigious museums. Space Force Maj. Emily J. Schultz was selected to be featured in a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibit ...

Trial scheduled for Rapid River Man

ESCANABA — A jury trial has been scheduled for November in the case of a a Rapid River man charged with second-degree murder and other felonies in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash in 2025. David Brandon Abruzzo, 46, faces one felony count of second-degree murder; one felony ...

Against the grain

HANCOCK — Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the vaccine recommendations for early childhood across the U.S. The order would separate the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different injections, spaced out. One local expert is concerned ...

Hero comes home

SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP – After nearly 82 years, a local soldier has finally returned home to the Copper Country. Sergeant Robert James Goldsworthy, a Lake Linden native long listed by the U.S. Army as missing in action during World War II, was laid to rest Saturday morning. The graveside ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 74-year-old male who's in otherwise excellent health. However, I have severe arthritis in my knees to the point where it keeps me up at night. I keep reading about this treatment called GAE (genicular artery embolization), and since I only have about a good 10 years or so ...