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Baraga resident named to state board

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BARAGA — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced appointments to the state boards and commissions including the Michigan Veterans’ Trust Fund Board of Trustees. Named to that panel was Rodney Loonsfoot, of Baraga, who serves as a Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council member. He is ...

Great Lakes are wasting a massive source of clean energy

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. The energy system in the Great Lakes region, as in most parts of North America, is wasteful. Stupendously wasteful. Consider these ...

Writers, Enbridge team to honor enviro efforts

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LAPEER – The Michigan Outdoor Writers Associations, in partnership with Enbridge, is accepting nominations for the 2026 MOWA Clean Waterways Award, which recognizes and rewards organizations that demonstrate continuous voluntary efforts to protect, preserve and enhance the lakes, rivers and ...

Bills supporting families, physicians, funeral directors signed into law

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MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills that will cut red tape and reduce the burden on physicians, funeral directors and grieving families following the death of a loved one. These bipartisan bills expedite the process for certification and require a death certificate ...

Hancock sets ballot language

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HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council met in regular session Wednesday and approved ballot language for August’s Recreation Millage renewal election. Additionally the council approved contract amendments for OHM projects, and accepted a quote for a new dump truck, among several other new ...