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DNR weekly fishing report

Friday: Outdoors

St. Ignace: At the Carp and Pine rivers, walleye fishing pressure continued to slow down, but those targeting them reported catches. Walleye anglers floated leeches, cast small spinner baits or trolled nightcrawler harnesses. Ontonagon River: Fishing efforts were fair over the past week. Walleye were reported being caught in low numbers. Anglers had luck finding fish when jigging and trolling alike. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon saw a fair amount of angling effort over the past week, while Union Bay and Silver City saw lower levels of activity. Bad weather occasionally ...

A promise delivered: A new heart for a new mom

Tuesday: Health

Promise Garell grew up with a congenital heart defect. She was born with transposition of the great arteries, where her heart vessels and her heart were not correctly transfigured, preventing her heart from providing adequate blood flow to the rest of her body. Her first surgery to address ...

Health Matters: Why do hammertoes develop?

Tuesday: Health

The human body is prone to an extensive list of ailments, some more benign than others. Some of the more deadly types aren’t as common as your everyday hammertoe, one of the most common developmental deformities of our species. They may be common but, surprisingly, most people haven’t a ...

Urology Pearls: How doctors die, part 2

Tuesday: Health

How do doctors die? Do they die differently? Do they give others so much care that they wouldn’t want for themselves? The question is most relevant toward the end of life when additional medical tests and treatments may lead to discomfort, pain, and high costs, all for a relatively small ...