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Escanaba motorcyclist dies in Wisconsin crash

OCONTO COUNTY — A Sunday afternoon crash between a motorcycle and a truck in Oconto County, Wisconsin resulted in the death of the biker — a 39-year-old man from Escanaba. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, a collision occurred at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small town slightly northwest of Green Bay. "A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box area of the truck by an eastbound ...

Making old U.P. buildings look fresh

MANISTIQUE — A professional building painter of 35 years recently relocated to the Upper Peninsula from the Seattle area. Alliance Painting LLC focuses on professional technique and attention to detail, which comes in handy for historical restoration. In the early 1990s, Christopher ...

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Hold your horses

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Following multiple reports of loose horses roaming Masonville Township, Michigan State Police (MSP) is working to resolve the ongoing situation after repeated escapes over the past two weeks raised safety concerns for both the animals and motorists. The MSP Gladstone Post has reportedly responded to multiple incidents involving loose horses in the area of T.65 Road in Masonville Township. On June 29, MSP was requested to conduct a welfare check on horses in the area. During that check, the responding trooper observed that the horses appeared to be healthy and ...

Purple Lavender Farm blooms into U.P. attraction

BARK RIVER — An abandoned 40-acre property that once sat vacant has blossomed into Purple Lavender Farm, where more than 6,000 lavender plants drew hundreds of visitors this weekend for the farm's first public U-Pick Lavender event. Area residents flocked to the fragrant farm at W181 ...

Gladstone City Commission to meet

GLADSTONE — The regular meeting of the Gladstone City Commission on Monday evening will include the review of a city manager contract, critique of the city’s off-road vehicle (ORV) ordinance, discussion of vacant properties and other items of business. The city commission routinely meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month, except when cancelled or rescheduled for holidays. The meetings, located at City Hall at 1100 Delta Ave., are open to attendance by the public. After Eric Buckman retired from the position of city manager, Robert Spritzer, formerly the water ...