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Bay College to host two College Fair Nights

ESCANABA — Bay College will host its annual College Fair Nights — titled “Stay Local, Go Far!” — at both the Escanaba and Iron Mountain campuses next week. The events are designed to connect attendees with representatives from colleges and universities. The event will take place ...

100 years of Michigan bear hunting – a success story

On a cold, rainy fall afternoon in 2019, veteran bear hunter Elijah Keller and a friend had spent hours tracking a black bear through the western Upper Peninsula woods. Soaked and exhausted, the men hustled along to keep up with Keller’s two hounds, at one point sprinting up a hill when ...

Arson suspected in Rapid River Pub fire

RAPID RIVER — The owner of Rapid River Pub says arson is suspected in a blaze that broke out in the back of the business early Monday. According to Tom Szocinski, when the bartender declined to serve a man who had previously been banned from the pub, he replied, "Then I’ll take this ...

41 Lumber marking a century in business

QUINNESEC — 41 Lumber is celebrating 100 years in business and showing appreciation to its customers and employees with a series of open houses. “We’ve been holding the celebration events at each of our locations to be able to honor all our customers, our team, our retirees in those ...

Bar industry adjusts as alcohol use hit record low

Fox River House brands itself as “Appleton’s oldest saloon,” but the bar has offered a growing selection of nonalcoholic options in recent years. Cassidy Evers, one of the bar’s co-owners, said it has an entire shelf in its cooler that is completely alcohol free, from nonalcoholic ...