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Competency Exam granted

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ESCANABA – A woman arrested after a stabbing Aug. 11 in Escanaba has been granted a competency exam. Crystalyn Dixie Knuth and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared via Zoom last week in Delta County District Court before Judge Steve Parks, who ordered the evaluation through the Center ...

An uneasy feeling

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MARQUETTE — Within the series of budget cuts that the Michigan House of Representatives approved in their proposed budget last week, local arts and culture organizations may face losing some of their funding. The Michigan Arts and Culture Council’s Arts and Cultural Grant Program is ...

On ice!

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LAURIUM – The installation of the new ice generating plant at the Gipp Ice Arena will begin this month, according to Village Manager Ian Lewis. The new condenser and equipment replaces an ice generating plant dating back to 1976. “What this means for our community is that youth ice ...

Hancock PD adds new recruits

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HANCOCK — Officers Quinn Donnelly, Bryce Vander West and Brandon Peterson are on the case and serving in the City of Hancock’s Police Department after graduating from the NMU Police Academy in mid August. The three new recruits are all from the area. Donnelly was hired as a full time ...

Injured hiker rescued in Baraga County

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BARAGA COUNTY — A teen aged hiker escaped serious injury and was taken out of the woods of Baraga County by rescue workers Saturday. According a spokesperson from Bay Ambulance, the 19 year old female hiker suffered a knee injury after tripping at Canyon Falls. The incident occurred just past ...

Peak colors expected by early October

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Fall colors may emerge in the Upper Peninsula about a week from now and peak by the first or second week of October, according to fall foliage forecasts. SmokyMountains.com’s interactive map predicts partial colors in the southern U.P. and northern Wisconsin by Sept. 22, ...