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UP’s Bush Bay trail may be protected by restoration efforts

LANSING – A popular nature trail in the Upper Peninsula has been deteriorating, according to the Michigan Nature Conservancy. This trail was originally called the Bush Bay Trail, but it was nicknamed the “Narnia Trail” after it was popularized on social media, referring to the book ...

Alpena County approves data center moratorium resolution

ALPENA — Alpena County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution encouraging local units of government to enact ordinances, restricting the development of data centers in Northeast Michigan. According to County Administrator Jesse Osmer, the commissioners had been approached by ...

Family’s roadside assistance saves 16 snapping turtles

LANSING — With her shell cracked into numerous pieces, the mother turtle lay motionless in the road with her eggs scattered around her. That’s when Erin Hug and her daughter drove by. After spotting the injured turtle lying in the road near Battle Creek last summer, Hug stepped in to ...

Nessel challenges Trump administration’s FinCEN Exemptions

LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from exempting nearly all businesses from compliance with the federal Corporate Transparency Act. That law, passed with ...

Alpena County airport reaches 10,000 enplanements

ALPENA — Alpena County Regional Airport meets its 10,000 enplanement goal three months early, racking in 10,123 for the year so far. Last year, the year to date (YTD) total ended September with 9,379 total enplanements. Now that the airport has successfully reached 10,000 enplanements, ...