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Sports

Emeralds take first place in girls track meet

Local Sports

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Manistique girls opened their track and field season the way they wanted, earning top honors in the Fifth Annual Yooper Invitational here Saturday. Manistique scored 91 points, followed by Pickford 71 and Kalkaska 54 inside the Norris Center at Lake Superior State ...

DNR to hear from citizens

Outdoors

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council is scheduled to hear updates on the history and management of oak wilt, learn about a new digital tagging option for hunters called eHarvest and consider support for council wildlife committee ...

Sports Flashback March 15-21

Local Sports

March 21, 1966 — Wally Slade tossed in 23 points, leading Escanaba Tom’s Signs to a 61-54 basketball victory over Daggett in the opening round of the 28th Annual Gold Medal tournament at Hermansville. Cliff Perras hit 23 points while leading Powers Gold Star past Escanaba Skinny’s ...

Burns prescribed in Hiawatha and Ottawa Natl. Forests

Outdoors

ESCANABA — Once conditions are appropriate, the National Forest intends to conduct controlled burns in 10,082 acres of Hiawatha National Forest and 1,143 in Ottawa National Forest. “We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, ...

Prep Schedule March 20

Local Sports

Today’s games Baseball Bay College vs. Alpena C.C. at Sandusky, Ohio, 11 a.m. Bay College vs. Mid Michigan College at Sandusky, Ohio, 4 p.m. Softball Bay College vs. Alpena C.C. at Sandusky, Ohio, 2 p.m. Bay College vs. Mid Michigan College at Sandusky, Ohio, 4 p.m. Saturday’s ...