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Big Jump In Amount Of Fish Stocked

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says its hatcheries produced significantly more fish for stocking Great Lakes and inland waterways this year than in 2015. The DNR’s Fisheries Division stocked about 33.3-million fish this Spring and Summer, up from 25-million fish last year. Fish are reared in state fish hatcheries …

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Hearing Scheduled For Snyder’s DEQ Head Choice

The Michigan Senate will hold a hearing on Governor Snyder’s pick to lead the Department of Environmental Quality in the wake of Flint’s water crisis. A spokesperson for Senate Republicans says that the Senate Natural Resources Committee will meet September 7th to consider the appointment of Heidi Grether. The selection of …

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Health & Wellness Fair At Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market

In addition to providing fresh and local whole foods to the community, the Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market believes it has the unique opportunity to support community outreach, education, and wellness activities. The Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market will host a Health and Wellness Fair today from 3:30-5:30p. Participants in attendance include: …

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Getting Ready For The Great Deer Chase

Bicyclists will take it off-road this coming Saturday as the Great Deer Chase returns to Calumet. Leading the Big 150 Parade, Race Director Marc Norton says over a hundred mountain bikes will head out from Laurium. The bikes will then head to the trails from there and return later to …

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Trimountain Man Injured In Accident

A Trimountain man was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after his vehicle struck a tree.  The Houghton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one–vehicle accident on Chassell Painesdale Road around 1:00 p.m. 33–year–old Jeremy Brusso was reportedly traveling eastbound when he lost control of his 2002 Buick Century.  The vehicle …

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Study Shows Prostitution Going High Tech

The sale of sex has shifted online as pimps use underground websites, social media and mobile apps. The findings are in a new study by criminologists at Michigan State and Loyola University-Chicago where they interviewed pimps in Chicago and Atlanta. Lead study author and head of the MSU School of …

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