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125 Years Ago – The Munising Republican – January 7, 1899 Female Employees Discharged On Jan. 1, the women clerks and stenographers employed by the Chicago & Northwestern railroad in all its general offices were discharged, except in cases where long service made retention a matter of justice and necessity. The change was general, covering all branches of the system and men are now employed exclusively in its business departments.

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), a producer of nutrition products, announced today that it has voluntarily chosen to recall from the U.S. market select batches of Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans, due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii in product sampled outside the U.S. All product in question went through extensive testing by MJN and tested negative for the bacteria. – fda.gov

Knitting at the Munising Public Library The first meeting of the Happy Lamb Yarn Club is January 9th from 4-6pm at the Munising Public Library. All skill levels and all types of fiber artists are welcome! If you’ve already got a project on the needles/crochet hook/ loom*, please feel free to join and bring your project for coffee and chitchats.

Michigan’s hourly minimum wage increased as of January 1, 2024, to $10.33. the 85% rate for minors 16 and 17 will increase to $8.78 per hour.

On January 2nd, the following cases appeared before Judge Brian Daniel Rahilly: • Johnson, Jarod, Bruce • Bloom, Rianna, Jessica • Bowerman, Tayor, William • Kelly, Terrrence, Dean • Corlew, Christian, Lyon • Green, Daniel, William • Godfrey, Bobbi, Jo • Sherwood, Brian, Alan • Kusmirek, Scott, Cameron • Hart, Gary, William • Killips, Scott, Thomas • Bowerman, Taylor, William • Swetich, Lucas, Garth • Lundbom, Angeline, May .