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Munising Public Schools is closer to selling a piece of lakeshore property, if they want to sell it that is. At the Munising City Commission meeting on Monday, November 21, the city commission voted in favor of allowing the city manager and attorney to get an estimate for an easement into a parcel near Munising Middle/High School.

Alger County has transferred a building in Munising Township over to the Luce Mackinac Alger Schoolcraft (LMAS) Health Department. “This is a win-win for everybody,” Alger County Commission Chair Jerry Doucette said.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announce on Tuesday, Nov. 22, that she is appointing Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court in January 2023 to succeed Justice Bridget Mary McCormack.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer holds Mitch E. Gander, a turkey she pardoned earlier this week. The name, submitted by two downstate school children, is a play on the term “Michigander”. The name beat out Tahquamenon Tom, which was also suggested by two downstaters, and Ryan Gobbling, which was submitted by an Ishpeming native.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers kicks off Phase 3 construction for the New Lock at the Soo as the contractor mobilizes to the Soo Locks.

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