News

100 Years Ago - The Munising News - Nov. 2, 1923 U.P. ranks high in agriculture Reports reaching the state department of agriculture concerning the attendance at county fairs in the Upper Peninsula and the general interest being displayed in the annual gatherings by the farmers indicate the steady growth of the agricultural industry in the vast section of the country lying north of the straights, according to L. Whitney Watkins, the commissioner of the department.

Gar Atchison, the current market president of UP Health System (UPHS) and CEO of UPHS – Marquette, will be resigning from his position at the end of November. The change means that the only local Trauma II center in the central Upper Peninsula and a local partner in med control for EMS runs will have new leadership.

TheMichiganDepartmentofEnvironment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced that it has established new water quality values (WQVs) for the PFAS compounds Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid (PFHxS) and Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA). PFHxS and PFNA are members of the larger group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

A 4-year-old doe that was reported to be in poor condition – skinny, drooling and showing no fear of people – in Klacking Township, Ogemaw County, recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease. It is the first CWDpositive wild deer from that county, a finding confirmed by the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Madison, which works with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to identify CWD in Michigan’s wild herd.

Eden Lutheran worships on Saturdays at 5pm, and on Sundays at 10:30 a.m., followed by coffee fellowship. Eden offers “open communion” at the Lord’s table, where all are welcome.

This month’s “Why do we?” is more of a how, but it was the first question asked by members of the Alger County Kiwanis when presenting at their weekly meeting last Wednesday. How do we decide what stories to cover? This is a two-part answer.

Q: I woke up yesterday morning, after a normal night’s sleep, with a bright red spot on the inner portion of the “white” of my left eye. It isn’t at all painful and I wouldn’t have even known it was there, but my wife noticed it and asked me if I had somehow injured it, but I hadn’t.