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Do you own and manage a small swine herd operation? Many things need to be addressed for the comfort and needs of the pigs as the seasons change and the weather gets colder. This typically involves some key considerations to ensure optimal health, welfare and productivity of the herd. The important things to keep in mind are heating, lighting, nutrition, health management, environmental management and record keeping of all the these items is essential.

Alger County Plat Books - $35.00* The 2023 Alger County Plat Books are now available. To order by mail, please send a check or money order for $43.00 ($35 + $8 shipping) made payable to Alger County 4-H Council and mail to: Alger County 4-H Council c/o MSU Extension, E9526 Prospect Street, Suite 1, Munising, MI 49862.They are available to purchase from the Alger County MSU Extension Office, 906-387-2530* Additional Pricing Information through MSU Extension: To purchase the book(s) with a credit card, the cost is $36.75 + 6% MI Sales Tax. If you want your book mailed (ground advantage through the U.S. Postal Service), there is an additional $8.00 charge to cover the shipping. Plat Books can also be purchased at Peoples State Bank, MSU U.P. Research & Extension Center, Chatham Co-op, Holmquist Feed Mill, Alger Conservation District.

Munising alumna Hattie Cota was named the 2023 Bay College Women’s Cross Country team’s Most Valuable Player. The award was handed out at the team’s postseason banquet on Sunday, Dec.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed 13 members to the newly-created LGBTQ+ Commission in Michigan. Two of those members are from the Upper Peninsula, including one Alger County resident.

Gladstone and Ironwood, MI -- The Upper Peninsula Fire Management Unit plans to burn slash piles on the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests this fall and winter that were generated from forest thinning and timber sales. Thinning projects improve forest health and wildlife habitat and reduce the risk of wildfire near private residences and infrastructure. Slash from these projects is piled and burned to remove debris that could fuel wildfire.