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Arson suspected in Pub fire

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RAPID RIVER — The owner of Rapid River Pub says arson is suspected in a blaze that broke out in the back of the business early Monday. According to Tom Szocinski, when the bartender declined to serve a man who had previously been banned from the pub, he replied, “Then I’ll take this ...

Wasted

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HANCOCK — The Copper Country Recycling Initiative (CCRI) and the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) held a screening of “Wasted,” a 2017 film about food waste and potential solutions followed by presentations regarding composting efforts in the Western U.P. ...

To your good health

Features

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there anything a person can do to make it less likely that a COVID infection leads to long COVID symptoms? Does activity help or harm a person in this case? — L.B. ANSWER: Before getting COVID in the first place, being vaccinated helps prevent a COVID infection, and even ...

Dear Annie

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Annie Lane is off this week. The following was originally published in 2022. Dear Annie: I am a 68-year-old Grammy, and I love to do things with my grandchildren. Unfortunately, as we age, our immunity lowers, and we can become sick more easily. We can expose whooping cough to our grandbabies ...

In Brief

Press Releases

HOUGHTON — An Interfaith Luncheon drew 25 area clergy and lay people to Grace United Methodist Church (GMUC) for food and fellowship on Aug. 27. The participants were clergy and lay leadership of 21 diverse Copper Country spiritual communities, and time was spent in shared fellowship, food, ...