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Prep Schedule Feb. 5

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Tonight’s games Girls’ basketball Rapid River at Big Bay de Noc, 6 p.m. Stephenson at Powers North Central, 6:15 p.m. Boys’ basketball Kingsford at Gladstone, 6:15 p.m. Hannahville at Paradise, 6:30 p.m. Rapid River at Big Bay de Noc, 7:30 p.m. Crystal Falls Forest Park at Superior Central, 7:30 p.m. Hockey Painesdale Jeffers at Escanaba, 6:30 p.m. Friday’s games Swimming Gladstone at Rudyard, 4 p.m. Manistique at Marquette, 4 p.m. Girls’ basketball Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter at Hannahville, 5 p.m. Gladstone at Menominee, 6:30 p.m. Escanaba at ...

Another game, another milestone

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GLADSTONE — Lillie Johnson joined an elite club while leading the Gladstone girls to a 53-49 basketball triumph over the Ishpeming Hematites in an overtime thriller here Tuesday night. The senior forward scored 32 points in this non-conference match-up, more than enough to become a member ...

Cuffs & Collars: Nov. 23 to Dec. 6

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ESCANABA – The following reports detail daily activity of Michigan conservation officers from Nov. 23, 2025, to Dec. 6, 2025, throughout the following District 1 and District 2 counties of service: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, ...

Classy trees

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All forestry schools teach tree classification as a basic course. Lots of Latin names. Groups of similar trees, in at least some ways. It’s kinda fun but not for everybody. When Carolus Linnaeus (nee Carl von Linné) began naming living things with Latin terms, there needed to be a method ...

Michigan hunters brave the elements to harvest 153 elk in 2025

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Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. A record number of applicants – 47,493 – applied for one of just 260 elk licenses that were issued through the state’s annual drawing. The elk hunt took place in the northern Lower Peninsula over two periods – one that stretched across late August and September and one in December. “With more than 47,000 applicants for the 260 elk hunting licenses made available, Michigan elk hunting is a highly prized opportunity,” said Brent Rudolph, the deer, elk and moose management ...

U.P. Scores Feb. 4

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U.P. scores Monday’s games Girls’ basketball Gwinn 50, Escanaba 28 Bark River-Harris 53, Stephenson 41 Powers North Central 46, Carney-Nadeau 26 L’Anse 63, Ontonagon 24 Baraga 41, Ishpeming Westwood 27 Hancock 52, West Iron County 37 Ewen-Trout Creek 57, Norway 32 Newberry 51, Pickford 28 Pickford 62, Indian River Inland Lakes 44 Cedarville-DeTour 53, Rudyard 52 St. Ignace 61, Brimley 34 Boys’ basketball Gladstone 66, Manistique 42 Big Bay de Noc 60, Paradise 20 Powers North Central 55, Hannahville 47 Stephenson 62, Bark River-Harris ...