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The fight to save Michigan’s bats

Little brown bats are treated with chitosan outside a cave near Mass City in Ontonagon County to combat white nose syndrome. MI Department of Natural ResourcesLittle brown bats winter in a mine shaft in Ontonagon County. MI Department of Natural ResourcesResearchers retrieve bats from a cave near Mass City in Ontonagon County. The bats were…

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Community Calendar

Look here for community events happening in the area.NovemberWinter hours at the Standish library begin Nov. 2: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mary Johnston Memorial Library, 114 N. Court St. in Standish, 989-846-6611.Sunday, November 8Breakfast Buffet, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every second Sunday through May. The buffet is hosted by VFW…

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Small town elections are important

By Heidi Kolbeck-UrlacherPolicy DirectorCenter for Rural Affairs For weeks, candidate ads have dominated television viewing. Text messages and phone calls are nonstop. Yard signs are popping up like late season tomatoes. Much of this messaging…