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DEAR DR. ROACH: I know this maybe an ignorant question, but what exactly constitutes protein? I know that it naturally comes from livestock and their byproducts. But one can find diverse categories such as cereals, pasta, sweet/salty snacks, and even soda pop — with "protein" displayed on ...

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Overdoses in Menominee County MENOMINEE — Sheriff Darrin Kuda of the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office reports that cocaine use has resulted in at least four overdoses and one death in Marinette and Menominee Counties since Tuesday night. While individuals have been detained in reference to this investigation, Sheriff Kuda cautions that more of the tainted drug may have been distributed in the Menominee County Ares A joint investigation comprised of multiple Michigan- and Wisconsin-based agencies is ongoing.

Shooting in Menominee

MENOMINEE TOWNSHIP — A man in Menominee Township has been arrested after allegedly shooting at another person during an argument about cutting grass, the Menominee County Sheriff's Office reports. Anthony Raymond Mech, 57, was arraigned Monday in the Menominee County 95A District Court. ...

New Isle Royale Heritage Alliance launched

ISLE ROYALE -- National Park Service officials have announced the launch of the Isle Royale Heritage Alliance, a new effort to advance coordinated protection and improvement of Isle Royale National Park's historic structures — approximately 90 cabins, 19 fishery buildings and four ...

Addressing the housing crisis

HANCOCK — The Western U.P. Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) has developed and launched a new website to tackle the affordable housing crisis in the Western U.P. — westernuphousing.org. Regional Planner Lisa McKenzie was the lead developer on the project and said affordable housing ...

Information please!

HOUGHTON – While the Houghton County Board of Commissioners and its jail committee continue to pursue approval of millage to fund a new jail, public comments suggest voters lack adequate information on the issue. The Houghton County Jail Committee published a post on July 19 discussing a county jail closure in 1961, necessitating transfer of all prisoners to Marquette and Baraga and incurring for the County exorbitant costs for housing and processing of prisoners. One responder to the post is a common sentiment among many voters: “Start housing them in the church,” the commenter ...