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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] EWEN - There were six animals killed by wolves at five Upper Peninsula farms in 2017, according to Nancy Warren, a member of the National Wolfwatcher Coalition. She requested the information from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Department of Natural Resources through a Freedom of Information Act request. The losses in livestock were spread across the U.P. The numbers of dead animals from wolves is much lower than last year. In...
From Saxon Harbor to Duluth, it doesn’t look like a good winter for jigging for trout and salmon through the ice of Lake Superior. Lake Superior was only about 14 percent ice-covered as of Wednesday, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. It uses temperature-sensing satellite data to estimate ice cover. The warm temperatures and windy conditions of the past two weeks slowed formation of ice on the lake. Fishermen had been jigging for fish through the ice in the marina at Saxon Harbor, with some success, but the ice b...
WAKEFIELD — Michigan State Police inform teens of warnings signs of a potentially abusive relationships, something the MSP said as many as one in three teens deal with in some capacity. “It is important for teens, both male and female, to understand the importance of having a respectful relationship that does not include violence or other forms of abuse,” said Jerry Mazurek, community service trooper at the MSP’s Wakefield post. “No relationship is worth putting your life in danger, so it is important to recognize the early warning signs.” T...
Friday, Feb. 2 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org . Saturday, Feb. 3 Resume... Full story