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Wet weather will hinder UP travel

Travel could be treacherous in the Upper Peninsula this weekend as the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook affecting most of the region. Mixed precipitation is expected through 1 p.m. Eastern time today, with total snow and sleet accumulations generally less than ...

MSP helps make Christmas brighter for child fighting cancer

MARQUETTE — Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police troopers aboard their “Blue Goose” patrol car brought Christmas cheer to a young girl fighting cancer far from home. On Dec. 13, MSP Wakefield post staff learned from the child’s’s grandmother during a Shop with a ...

Brewery donates to IAHF

ALPHA — The Alpha Michigan Brewing Company made a donation to the Iron Area Health Foundation CoVantage Cares Matching Funds Campaign following a Brats, Baskets and Brews fundraising event on Dec. 13 at the Alpha Michigan Brewing Company. The fundraising event hosted by the breweryincluded ...

Bay College honors Erickson with TORCH award

ESCANABA – Edie Erickson has been named Bay College’s TORCH Award recipient for the December-February quarter. The purpose of the TORCH Award is to give personal recognition to those employees on Bay College’s campuses dedicated to the mission of the college because of their attitude, ...

New executive director at Bay Cliff Health Camp

MARQUETTE — A new person is taking over at the Bay Cliff Health Camp. The Board of Directors of Bay Cliff Health Camp has announced it has completed a search for its next executive director, selecting Monet Borione. She succeeds Clare Lutgen, who has been the executive director of Bay Cliff ...

Christmas celebrations take place around the world

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. Associated Press photographers have captured images such as these as they chronicle a holiday period abounding in joy, reverence and dazzling lights.