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MANISTIQUE — Memories of a plaster statue that once stood in the hall of a local school were nearly lost, but historians of Manistique tracked down the artwork about eight years ago. During the last…

Menards food drive

ESCANABA — Local Menards across the midwest are serving as local drop points for local food pantries this October. This…

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Broncos overcome early sting from Purple Hornets to improve to 5-1

HARRIS — It took a little while for fifth-ranked Bark River-Harris to get untracked in its homecoming football game here Friday night. The Broncos, coming off last week’s 49-14 loss to perennial power Pewamo-Westphala at Petoskey, were trailing the L’Anse Purple Hornets 12-8 after the first quarter of this WestPAC Iron Conference match-up. BR-H,…

Friday’s games Football 11-player Escanaba 69, Sault Ste. Marie 34 Menominee 43, Gladstone 6 Bark River-Harris…

U.P. Scores

1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a…

Today in Sports Oct. 5

Obituaries

Robert J. Brazeau

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Robert John Brazeau, 88, passed away at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on October 4, 2026. Friends and family will be received Monday, October 12, 2026 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. at…

NEGAUNEE — James “Jim” Hafeman of Negaunee, passed away peacefully at the age of 72 on…

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