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Wells Township man benefits from treatment

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WELLS — A progressive neuromuscular disease is estimated to affect one in 10,000 people. In Michigan, it’s estimated that more than 200,000 people are carriers of the genetic disease, including Wells Township resident Brett Way. The disease is called spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and ...

Cancer Alliance Luminary Event Feb. 3

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ESCANABA — The Delta County Cancer Alliance has changed the date and location of its annual Luminary Event The Delta County Cancer Alliance 2024 Luminary Gathering will be held Saturday, February 3 at the Holy Name Grade School Gymnasium, 409 South 22nd St., Escanaba, from 3 to 5 p.m. This ...

Civil Rights activist to speak at Bay College on Thursday

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ESCANABA — Lew Zuchman, a Civil Rights activist and executive director of SCAN-Harbor will be speaking on Thursday, January 18 at 2 p.m. in the Besse Center Theater on the Escanaba campus of Bay College. A reception to follow. The event is free and open to the public, offering an opportunity ...

No county meeting

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ESCANABA — Tuesday’s Delta County Board of Commissioners meeting was cancelled due to illness. The next regular meeting of the of the county board will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. at the Delta County Service Center. This meeting will include a commissioners’ informational ...

Camera shows cougar taking down deer in western U.P.

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HOUGHTON — A Houghton man became the latest Michigan resident to capture footage of a cougar last month. Eli Schaefer captured video on Dec. 30 of a cougar taking down a deer on a camera he placed at one of his favorite hunting spots near Toivola. He didn’t find out what he had until ...