News

Black Ice Causes Accident Sled Dog Missing, Trailer Destroyed

Ryan and Jana Roberts of Wetmore MI were travelling near Montrose South Dakota on I-90 when their truck and RV encountered black ice and slid off the road. Although the RV was completely destroyed and the truck they were driving was declared totaled, the 29 sled dogs in the RV escaped unharmed. The youngest dog, a 5-month-old puppy named Griffin, is still missing as of New Year’s Eve. He has been spotted at the scene of the crash and efforts are underway to rescue him.
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NADA RECALL

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
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Briefs

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.
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Year in Review

Part 3 The Munising Beacon continues the tradition of recapping the major stories of the year for public review. We are excited to be able to review our first full year! Look for the conclusion of the 2023 Year in Review in the next issues of The Munising Beacon.
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Court Report

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 .
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New 4-H Club Announced!

Young people ages 8 – 19 are invited to cultivate their green thumbs with a new 4-H club forming in Alger County. The Food and Flower Gardening Club starts on Wednesday, January 10th and runs from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the MSU Extension Office at E9526 Prospect Street, Suite 1, in Munising.
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