MARQUETTE — Cougar cubs have been found living wild in Michigan for the first time in more than a century, state wildlife biologists announced Thursday. Two cougar cubs were seen and photographed by a resident March 6 on private land in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula, ...
Dear Heloise: Once a scatter rug has seen better days, I don’t throw it out. I’ve taken old ones (about 3 by 4 feet) and folded them in half once, then in half again, and used them as a kneeling pad while gardening. They are so soft on the knees and usually bigger than the foam kneeling pads sold at the garden centers. If they get dirty, who cares? You can hose them off to clean them. — Michelle Balk, via email AVOID SAVING MASCARA Dear Heloise: I have worked for a cosmetics company for more than 10 years and have taken a factory tour of our manufacturing facility. The staff ...
IRON MOUNTAIN —The Braumart will present a special event by Dixon’s Violin at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring a transformational journeys via digital violin. The ticket link is available online at www.thebraumart.org. Day of show tickets will be available at the box office for $35.
Megan Rose, the director of the Dickinson County Library who was chosen as the Librarian of the Year by the State of Michigan, was the guest speaker for the February luncheon meeting of the Iron Mountain/Kingsford General Federation of Women’s Clubs. She had a slide presentation that showed ...
GREEN BAY, Wisc. (AP) — Josh Dilling scored 25 points as Northern Kentucky beat Green Bay 73-60 on Friday night. Dilling shot 8 for 14 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Norse (12-14, 7-8 Horizon League). Trey Robinson scored 20 points while going 8 of 15 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 9 from the line and added six rebounds. Keeyan Itejere had eight points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. The Phoenix (2-24, 0-15) were led in scoring by Marcus Hall, who finished with 19 points. Green Bay ...
Nearly one-third of counties in Michigan have had confirmed cases of bird flu since 2022. Alpena County is the latest to join the ranks of those counties that have detected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, according to a Monday news release from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The virus began sweeping through every state starting in 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic was waning and nearly 150 million wild, commercial, hobby and backyard birds have been affected nationwide to date, according to the Centers for Disease ...
