The Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) of Michigan has some of the largest open fields in the entire UP.Most of these fields were cleared of trees many years ago and are actively managed as pasture or cutand baled as hay for cattle and other ruminants. The fine grained, and slow draining, […]
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Scrum of challengers awaits Cheney after House GOP ouster
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — For pro-Trump Republicans, removing Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership was relatively easy. Booting her from office will be another matter. The rush to punish Cheney for her criticism of former President Donald Trump and his loyalists is drawing a cast of Wyoming primary challengers so big it could […]
Israel begins firing shells into Gaza as fighting escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage a ground invasion. The hostilities intensified despite mediation efforts by Egyptian […]
International Bridge Walk and Bicycle Parade to be cancelled for 2021
(Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Sault Ste. Marie, MI) – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the currentclosure of the U.S. / Canada border to non-essential travel, the Annual Bridge Walk & Bicycle Paradeat the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will not be held in 2021. The International Bridge Walk […]
Whitmer threatens profit seizure if pipeline keeps operating
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge’s profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies her order to shut it down. The Democratic governor issued the warning in a letter to the Canadian energy transport company on the eve of […]
Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities. Shots could begin as […]
Michigan set to begin public hearings on redistricting
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s new redistricting commission is set to begin taking public comment as it weighs how to draw the boundaries for 13 congressional and 148 legislative districts that will last for a decade. The series of 16 hearings will start Tuesday in Jackson and end July 1 […]
Break and Entering in Trout Lake
Troopers from the Sault Ste Marie State Police Post are investigating a breaking and entering complaint at a seasonal residence in the Birch Shores area of Trout Lake. Several items were taken during the incident. A suspicious older, white panel van was observed in the area in and around the […]
Sheriff Dept seeks assistance in locating missing person
The Chippewa County Sheriff Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. This not just any missing person, this person cut her tether and is running from the law. Fawn Teeple was released on a Bond out of Circuit court with the condition she must be on […]
Author featured in virtual event
MARQUETTE — The U.P. Notable Book Club and the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association will feature author Michael Carrier in a Thursday virtual event. The club has scheduled author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List, including Carrier, an […]