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Sand Point Lighthouse: A shoreline sentinel of history

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(Editor’s note: The Daily News, in cooperation with three other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ “America at 250” series, with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. For this week’s “America at 250” story, see page ...

Purple Tee event to benefit St. Jude children’s hospital

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IRON MOUNTAIN — What began as T-Time for St. Jude is entering a new chapter under a new name but with the same goal of helping children and families facing some of life’s toughest battles. CSA Air will host the 2026 Purple Tee Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 18, at TimberStone Golf ...

MDOC raises pay for new officers at five UP prisons

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LANSING – Five Upper Peninsula correctional facilities are offering an increased pay rate of about $10,000 more a year for new corrections officer recruits as the Michigan Department of Corrections seeks to address persistent staffing shortages. Under the department’s Safe Prisons ...

Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

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Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. --------- The seeds of the Antebellum period in ...