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Niagara Emporium antiques lean toward ‘men’s stuff’

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NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Emporium began business 35 years ago as a video store. “I started dabbling in antiques and it did well, and my wife and I aren’t big on movies. I sold the video business and went all antiques,” owner Ray Soderberg said. His wife, Diane, is not involved in ...

Scientists update geological map of UP, northern Wisconsin

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LANSING — In the summer, the U.S. Geological Survey began large-scale low-level airplane flights over the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. The goal of the project is to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition to depths of approximately ...

Successful hunt: 88-year-old takes buck on opening day

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REPUBLIC — A longtime hunting enthusiast didn’t let less-than-perfect hunting conditions get in her way on opening day of firearm deer season, knocking down a five-point buck while in the company of her son. Diana Peterson, 88, of Marquette, said she has been hunting since the age of 15. A ...

Woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing in Wisconsin missing

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said Sunday. Madison police issued an alert ...

Two meetings listed for holiday week

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Breitung Township Board will have a budget meeting at 4:30 p.m. today at the township hall in Quinnesec. The board’s regular meeting will follow at 6 p.m. today. The agenda includes bid openings for financial audit services and cemetery mapping services, and a discussion on the township’s ...