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Upper Peninsula scores WEDNESDAY Boys Engadine 64, Mid Peninsula 50 Houghton 71, Ontonagon 35 L’Anse 77, Watersmeet 43 Girls Gaylord 49, St. Ignace 34 Munising 44, Gwinn 35 West Iron County 50, Escanaba 43 Christmas Tournament — at Mackinaw City Championship Mackinac Island 45, Mackinaw City 32 Consolation Alcona 51, Wolverine 22

Clayton John Anderson

CHAMPION, MI­ Clayton John Anderson, Jr., age 77, of Champion, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the MediLodge of Munising. A celebration of Clayton’s life will take place in the Spring at the Humboldt Township Hall. Details will be forthcoming. A full obituary may also be viewed at bjorkandzhulkie.com, where relatives and friends are invited to leave notes of remembrance.

Congressman’s health care “solution” not really much of one

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., thinks he has a new idea: no taxes on health care. He has proposed making all out-of-pocket health care expenses tax deductible, saying that would “help people immediately.” But would it? Right now, there are already significant tax breaks on health care. The largest is the exemption of employer-sponsored health insurance from income taxes. That exemption didn’t arise because the government wanted to help people pay for health care. It was an accident. During World War II, wages were capped by the government, but health benefits were not. Many ...

Wildcat men swim to 3rd at Calvin Invite

GRAND RAPIDS — The men’s swimming and diving team at Northern Michigan University finished third among six teams at the three-day Calvin Invitational held at the Grand Rapids university that ended Saturday. NMU scored 1,305 points as Grand Valley State won with 2,247 and host Calvin was ...