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LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Michigan State Police – announced …
WHITTEMORE —The Oscoda softball team won a pair of home North Star League Big Dipper games against Alcona on Monday, May 9. They were both high-scoring wins for the Lady Owls, 15-14 and 19-16.
JOHANNESBURG — The Tawas Area track and field teams had yet another good showing at a multiple team track meet on Tuesday, May 10. This time at Johannesburg-Lewiston, the boys’ team came in se…
MIO — The Whittemore-Prescott baseball team dropped a pair of games at Mio on Monday, May 9. They lost the first game 14-4 and fell in the night cap 10-4.
HALE — The Hale baseball team played at home against Posen in a North Star League Little Dipper twinbill on Thursday. The Eagles had a good day, and were able to come up with wins in both cont…
OSCODA — The Oscoda baseball team had four wins in league play last week. The Owls began the week at home on Monday, May 9 against Alcona, North Star League Big Dipper contests they won by sco…
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