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Jibba Jabba is back

HOUGHTON — Some of the top snowboarders in the Midwest will converge on Huron Street in Houghton Saturday for a night of crowd-pleasing jumps, flips and other tricks. The Jibba Jabba rail jam event is back for a second year after a 10-year layoff. Beginning at 6 p.m., the competition will ...

Mild winter brings complications for wildlife

IRON MOUNTAIN — How weird is this weak, snow-challenged winter? Raised in the Upper Peninsula, Brian Roell can’t remember a winter this mild. But the lack of snow is perhaps more significant than the warm temperatures, said Roell, a wildlife biologist with the Michigan Department of ...

Ex-cop sentenced to jail, probation on meth charge

HOUGHTON — A former Houghton police officer was sentenced to three months in jail for possession of methamphetamine in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. Scott Monette, 55, also received 18 months of 7411 probation, which allows convictions for some first-time drug offenders to be ...

Lots of time, labor makes plenty of paczkis

ESCANABA — The calendar was not kind to the workers at Elmer’s County this week. Each year, the bakery makes several thousand paczkis for one day — Fat Tuesday. Paczkis have become a holiday favorite among local residents. A paczki, pronounced (puhnch-kee) is a deep-fried Polish pastry ...

Criminal probe underway into Manistique fire

MANISTIQUE — A criminal investigation is underway concerning a fire at U.P. Paper LLc in Manistique. A criminal investigation into the origin and cause of the fire is ongoing by Manistique Public Safety officers, according to a press release from the Manistique Public Safety Department. ...