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BAY-CON to mark 5 years with two-day event
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ESCANABA — It’s time to make like a tree and order your tickets to BAY-CON, McFly. To mark its fifth year, BAY-CON will be a two-day event with events running May 1-2 at Bay College in Escanaba. “Want to meet a favorite celebrity voice actor or animator, or be escorted by a ...
New MSP commander for I.M. post
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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan State Police have announced that First Lt. Greg Primeau has been selected as the new commander of the Iron Mountain post. Primeau is originally from Calumet. He attended Suomi College and Northern Michigan University’s Regional Police Academy before joining the ...
Local schools in support of state restrictions on cell phones in the classroom
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MICHIGAN — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed into law two bipartisan bills, Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141, which will require Michigan school districts to create action plans that require cell phones to be out of classrooms, with exceptions for their academic use and use during ...
And they’re off!
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MARQUETTE — People lined Washington Street in droves Friday night to spectate the start line of the UP200 and Midnight Run races. “I’ve wanted to come to this for 100 years,” said Kristina Nestead of North Manistique Lake. “Now we’re finally here, and it’s so exciting.” Her ...
Judge: More of Jackson’s previous acts admissible in upcoming trial
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ESCANABA – A judge ruled Thursday that certain other acts of evidence will be admissible in the upcoming murder trial of Tavaris Jackson, who is accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2023. Jackson, appeared virtually in the 47th Circuit Court of Delta County in Escanaba for a ...