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Distributor responds to Bark River Knives closure

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ESCANABA — The chief executive of a major distributor of Bark River Knives — the former Gladstone company that shuttered without notice two weeks ago — says it is facing significant losses while trying to protect customers due to Bark River’s use of Chinese steel in some of its knives, ...

Ishpeming man charged with child sexually abusive material

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MARQUETTE COUNTY – An Ishpeming man was arrested and charged with several counts of child sexually abusive material and more. Shawn Cory Holm, 41, is charged with 13 counts of child sexually abusive material - possession, 13 counts of child sexually abusive activity - aggravated and 26 ...

Bark River-Harris Schools reassesses bond proposal

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BARK RIVER — After an analysis of survey responses, Bark River-Harris Schools will be revisiting its plans to propose a bond to voters of the district in November. Rather than taking the time, effort and money to put forward a bond that would fail, the school district hired School ...

Three arrested on drug charges in Ironwood

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IRONWOOD — A narcotics investigation in Ironwood that authorities said was years in the making culminated in drug charges being filed against three people. Investigators with the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team, or GIANT, obtained information on an Ironwood address owned by Mary Conley ...

Unleashed potential: incarcerated handlers rehabilitate dogs

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ESCANABA— At Alger Correctional Facility in Munising, a unique partnership with the Delta Animal Shelter in Escanaba is transforming lives on both ends of the leash through the Dawgz Adapt program. In the five plus years of the Dawgz Adapt program, incarcerated people at the facility have ...

UPPCO prepares for April storm, warns public

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MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) reminds customers and the public that winter weather patterns can – and often do – produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow and ice that can affect the region’s electrical grid. The National Weather Service (NWS) ...