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US Forest Service works to improve national forest health, recreation

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WATERSMEET — The launch of a 30‑year commitment under the Ottawa National Forest’s Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project has taken place, aimed at protecting clean water, supporting wildlife habitat, and strengthening recreation opportunities for everyone who depends on this landscape. “This project is about taking care of the forest so it stays healthy and resilient for decades,” District Ranger Trevor Hahka said in a news release. “People rely on the national forest for clean water, wildlife and outdoor traditions, and we will monitor this project every five years ...

Music Jar performs Thursday in Norway

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NORWAY — Music in the Park continues this week as the band Music Jar plays at 7 p.m. Thursday at the band shell in downtown Norway. Music Jar is a four-piece band from the Green Bay/northeast Wisconsin area, and was last at Music in the Park when the concert series was in its early years. ...

Wisconsin voters file suit over potential late absentee ballots

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their votes are counted, a lawsuit filed Friday argues. The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly ...

At least three tornadoes confirmed in UP last week

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ESCANABA — At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event last Monday, the National Weather Service reported Friday. One was at Delta County’s O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette and Menominee counties. The conditions Monday evening ...

Whitmer pushes pension plan for prison staff shortage despite veto

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Michigan’s corrections community is expressing shock and disappointment over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent veto of bipartisan bills advocates say could have mitigated the state’s dangerous prison staffing crisis. Current and former corrections officers say high staff vacancy rates at ...

Iron County Board eyes prospects for Cooks Run

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CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board would like to see a single proposal for operating the former Cooks Run fish hatchery property that incorporates plans submitted by the Forest Park School District and the Friends of Cooks Run. The 122-acre site in Stambaugh Township 15 miles west of ...