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Service is Friday in Niles for Phillip Mather of Dorr
Phillip D. Mather, 73, of Dorr died Wednesday, Nov. 21. He was a veteran of the Vietnam era, U. S. Army, and was a machine repairman, employed at Clark Equipment…
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Gun Lake Tribe estimates its impact at $1.5 billion
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) maintains the tribe, Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Investments have added $1.5 billion into Michigan's economy over the past seven…
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Clippers overcome 2nd period swoon to win opener
Old-timers like to talk about the classic Boston Celtics fast break from half a century ago, with center Bill Russell snaring the rebound, hitting the outlet pass and then guards…
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Ranger Rick: More climate ‘pie in the sky’ change
If you are like most consumers of media you know about all the horrors of global warming, climate change, global cooling, warming oceans, cooling oceans, CO2 increases, CO2 decreases, etc.…
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Lacey James scoring in double figures at N. Illinois
Lacey James, a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, is averaging 10.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the Northern Illinois University basketball team this season. The Huskies, who…
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One Small Voice: Compare romaine lettuce to guns
by Lynn Mandaville Back in April of this year there was a nationwide recall of chopped romaine lettuce because of the deaths of several people and the illnesses of many…
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First snowstorm of 2018-19 winter dumps 7.7 inches
The first snowstorm of the 2018-19 winter season Sunday night and Monday morning dumped 7.7 inches of the white stuff on this area, according to local weather enthusiast Bob Zapolnik…
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Martin, Hopkins concluded near-great grid seasons
"There are some events that separate the great from the near great.'"— James Wasserman, "The Legendary Luke Warfel." The recently concluded high school football season was the most successful in…
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Presley Hudson, CMU win Cavalier tourney trophy
The Central Michigan University women's basketball team won the Cavalier Classic Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend at the University of Virginia. The Chippewas, now 5-1 for the season, defeated host…
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Memorial service Nov. 28 for Leon ‘Bub’ Flannery
Leon “Bub” Flannery died Tuesday, Nov. 20, on his way to his Florida winter home. He was 80. He was born on April 14, 1938, the youngest of seven children…