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High tech Calumet business to expand

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CALUMET – Steelhead Technologies recently announced an $84 million growth investment from Mainsail Partners. The funding will be used to expand the platform’s capabilities and Steelhead’s suite of AI-driven tools that are designed to help shops maximize their efficiency and profitability, ...

Former L’Anse nursing home to be redeveloped

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L’ANSE — The L’Anse Area Community Development Corporation has announced the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region has been awarded state funding to advance the redevelopment of the vacant former Winkler Nursing Home site in the village of L’Anse. The award was ...

School of Choice districts announced

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HANCOCK — The Copper Country Intermediate School District has announced that the following schools have elected to participate in Schools of Choice in an unlimited capacity during the second semester of the 2025-26 school year: Adams, Baraga, Public Schools of CLK, Chassell, Elm River, ...

Officer cleared

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NIAGARA, WI — An investigation into a fatal crash Nov. 5 in Niagara, Wis., has ended with no charges filed against any involved law enforcement. Steve Mecklenburg, 57, fled a traffic stop at a high rate of speed and swerved into oncoming traffic in the 1000 block of Main Street, hitting a ...

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: My sister-in-law has disliked me for as long as I can remember. I've never fully understood why, but over the years she's made her feelings clear in a hundred small ways — cold shoulders at family gatherings, pointed comments and a general effort to keep me at arm's length. I've ...

To your good health

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DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I underwent a spleen and liver scan as well as a bone marrow biopsy. They all showed normal function, ...