Northern Wings: Giving wings to the local economy
Last week, machinists at Northern Wings were finishing up work on eight tiny stainless steel plungers that NASA ordered. Their ultimate destination is outer space.
UPSET thwarts courthouse bomb threat
A Newberry man has spent the last two months in jail after making threats to detonate a bomb at the Luce County courthouse.
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Pointers from Pet Pals
Keep your pets protected during winter storms and extreme cold with these 10 tips.
LMAS: Public Health Warning
LMAS District Health Department is issuing this Public Health Warning as COVID cases since January 3, 2022 are rising at a rate of 103 every two days.
Want to be an artist in residence in the Porkies?
Applications are now being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for 2022 spring, summer and fall and winter 2022-2023 residencies.
Can I quickly sterilize face masks?
My wife made me a face mask to wear when I’m out of the house, using instructions she found on the internet; is there any way to quickly sterilize the mask, short of putting it in the washer?
Neese planning a winter race season in the lower 48
She has 28 dogs – all Alaskan huskies – and she’s crazy about them. She loves winter, though she’s learning to be a fan of summer.
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Sports
Youth hockey teams qualify for district tournaments
For local hockey teams around the state, the regional round is the first step in the Michigan Amatuer Hockey Association’s state tournament process.
Area basketball roundup
The 2022 portion of the local high school basketball season is here and all of the local teams have started off the new year. Here is a look at how the local teams fared in recent competition.
High school hockey is on a hot streak
The Manistique Emeralds high school co-op hockey team is playing their best hockey in the program’s short existence, just in time for 2022.
Games and moments of the year
I truly believe that the 2021 Year in Sports was defined by the moments and the memories, rather than the championships won, awards received, and records broken.
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Outdoors
Black Lake sturgeon season begins February 5
Michigan’s 2022 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. All anglers must register online by Feb. 4 to participate in the fishing season.
Understanding wolves – Complexities of predator/prey relationships
The relationship between the wolf and its primary prey, deer, is complex. Wolves alter deer behavior. Wolves create what scientists call a “landscape of fear”.
Grooming agreement reached for EUP trails
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Straits Area Snowmobile Club have reached a grant agreement for trail grooming over 101 miles of state-managed trails in the southeastern Upper Peninsula.