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Team completes UP moose collaring and capture effort
A cooperative moose research team, including the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Northern Michigan University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, has concluded its efforts to capture and collar moose in the core moose population area in the western Upper Peninsula for this ...
Evers pushes for more school funding, end to gerrymandering
In his eighth and final State of the State address Tuesday night, Gov. Tony Evers said Republicans have chronically underfunded Wisconsin schools and blamed them for increased property taxes after negotiations for a tax cut stalled this week. In comments to reporters after the speech, ...
How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes
LANSING — More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving and ...
Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions awarded $50K grant
MARQUETTE, MI — Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions has received a $50,000 grant to support its Aging Adult Mental Health program. The funding was provided by Investing in the Health of the Upper Peninsula, a joint initiative by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, the ...
Dickinson clerk report for January
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Clerk/Register of Deeds Carol K. Bronzyk has issued her activity report for January. Clerk records issued included 120 birth certificates, 176 death certificates, four marriage certificates, two notary public commissions, 79 concealed weapons licenses, 55 ...




