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More than fair value: Youth livestock auction sees sales soar

NORWAY — Dickinson County youth worked hard year-round raising project animals, all pointing toward the fair’s youth livestock auction. That dedication paid off for exhibitors as a large crowd of prospective buyers bid on their prized animals. Those 45 program participants raised a ...

Orzechowicz sentenced for fatal Chassell crash

HOUGHTON — The Covington man responsible for a November vehicle crash in Chassell that killed two women was sentenced to seven years and two months to 15 years in prison in Houghton County Circuit Court Friday. The sentencing hearing for Ryan Orzechowicz, 35, included more than 20 minutes ...

Delta County makes plans for early voting option

ESCANABA — Changes to the state’s voting law could mean residents will have two places to cast their ballots next year. In 2022, Michigan voters supported Proposal 2, a series of changes to the state Constitution that aimed to make voting more accessible to residents. Among the changes ...

Butterfly work detailed in presentation

NIAGARA, Wis. — Self-described “citizen scientist” Edward Laarman introduced a group Tuesday to one of his recent pursuits — tagging monarch butterflies. In his presentation “Making Memories with Monarchs” at the Niagara Public Library, Laarman said he got involved with the ...

Consequences of county’s forest easement unclear

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners discussed a controversial easement change that could force the county to pay back grant funds used to purchase the county forest Tuesday, but what, if anything, could be done about the new easement terms is still unknown. The easement at the ...