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Winter parking ban in effect The City of Munising’s winter parking ban started on Tuesday, Nov. 15 and will run through April 15 based on snow plowing needs.The ban prevents vehicles from being parked on any city street between 3 a.m.-6 a.m.

It was a quick and mostly presentation filled meeting on Monday, but it ended with much discussion over what the future would look like for the Alger County Commission. The Alger County Commission Committee of the Whole on Monday, November 14 was the first meeting after the election, when commissioners Catherine Pullen, Katherine “Kappy” Laing and commission chair Jerry Doucette lost their reelection bids.

Republicans swept the contested races for the Alger County Commission, with three challengers defeating long-serving incumbents and a fourth retaining his seat in a three-candidate race. In district 1, Catherine Pullen lost to Enrico “Rick” Capogrossa.

The Alger County Veteran Community Service Award Banquet will be held tonight at the American Legion. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner starts at 6 p.m. in celebration of Alger County veterans, their supporters and the efforts made by veterans and veterans groups to continue supporting Alger County.

The Village of Chatham and Rock River Township may unite to discuss short term rental ordinances in an effort to limit how many properties could be added to sites like VRBO and Air BnB, according to discussion at the monthly village meeting on Wednesday, November 9.

A single ticket sold in California won a Powerball jackpot worth $2.04 billion ($997.6 million cash) after matching all six numbers drawn – 10-33-41-47-56 and Powerball 10 – in the delayed Monday, Nov. 7 drawing.