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Two bound over, six awaiting ruling in prisoner death case

Two men have been bound over to circuit court on charges related to the death of an inmate in Alger Correctional Facility. Former Michigan Department of Corrections Sergeant Jason Denman and current MDOC officer Shawn Brinkman were bound over from 93rd District Court to 11th Circuit Court after a probable cause hearing on Wednesday, August 9 in the Alger County Courthouse.
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Carle named new NFS Chief Ranger

Hiawatha National Forest’s Supervisor, Shannon Rische, has announced the selection of Nate Carle as the District Ranger for the Munising Ranger District in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “We are so happy to welcome Nate to this important leadership position in the Hiawatha’s West Zone,” Rische said.
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Rock River takes firefighter crown

The annual firefighters competition was won by the hometown crowd, as the Rock River Township Volunteer Fire Department defeated Au Train Township and Munising Township for the title. Set up in a round robin, the RRVFD beat both townships to take the victory. All three departments celebrated the opportunity to compete on Sunday, Aug. 6 in front of the fair crowd.
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Briefs

GM Music & Crafts Fest continues The 41st annual Grand Marais Music & Crafts Festival marches on today and tomorrow with music on the main stage starting at noon. A free concert was available Thursday night, but admission is required starting today.
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Friends Bike from Superior to Michigan to Raise Money and Enjoy the Upper Peninsula

While many people enjoy the Upper Peninsula for the beauty and recreation of the lakes, from boating at Pictured Rocks from Munising to spending a day at the beach on Lake Michigan, anyone who has lived in or visited the area knows that the interior has as much to offer, from waterfalls to small lakes to quiet roads covered by a canopy of trees.
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Only who can stop forest fires?

“The climate crisis was always real,” Jeff Goodell exclaimed this month in Rolling Stone Magazine. “Now it’s in your lungs.” As eastern states suffer extended smoke plumes and degraded air quality from wildfires in Ontario and Quebec, wild claims like Goodell’s are filling the air.
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Munising School Public Library notes

Munising Library Card Sign-Up Day has been rescheduled to Aug. 16 at 9:30 in Chatham at the Rock River Township Hall. Any and all residents of Alger County are eligible for a Munising Library card and can use it for checking out books and for all Munising’s digital services. Bring your ID and we will get you signed up and tell you all that is possible as a cardholder. A huge thank you to all of our sponsors and partners for this year’s “All Together Now!” summer reading program. Because of such great support, the program was a huge success again this year. Those supporting libraries and reading this year were Munising Subway, Munising Hardee’s, Falling Rock Café, Miner’s Falls Mini Golf, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the wonderful Rangers from the National Park Service, Alger Parks and Rec, Superiorland Library Cooperative, the Space Science Institute, and Mrs. Lasak and friends at Munising Public Schools. A special thanks to our fabulous volunteer Jan Malone, to Mr. Miles’ Industrial Arts class for our giant wooden puzzle, and to Ms. Sontag’s High School Art students for our awesome mural. Be sure to come in and claim your prizes and pick up your puzzle piece if you made one. Weds. Aug 16 from 11 to 12 the library will be hosting a decorative rock painting event. Stop in and use your creative senses to paint a rock or two. It’s simple, it’s fun and yes, we are just painting rocks. Thurs. Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. the library will show the documentary The Booksellers. This 1 hour and 38 minute film is a lively, behind-thescenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it. Executive produced by Parker Posey and featuring interviews with some of the most important dealers in the business, as well as prominent collectors, auctioneers, and writers, The Bookseller is both a loving celebration of book culture and a serious exploration of the future of the book. NEW BOOK: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and Ho
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