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A new challenge
Paddlers back up to Mio Dam for the start of the 2024 First Dam Canoe Challenge. File photoRacers on the AuSable River paddle toward the bridge as they make for McKinley during the canoe challenge. File photo First Dam Canoe Challenge returns with new organizersBy Amy Henselahensel@cherryroad.comMio’s 24th annual First Dam Canoe Challenge will take…
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The Elm Apocalypse
By Bill CookMSU Extension Forester/Biologist, retiredDutch elm disease, which isn’t specifically “Dutch,” raged through North America in the 1960s, although the disease was introduced around 1930 by imported logs from Europe. The Asian fungus was first identified by Dutch scientists. The Lake States have three native elm tree species. The American elm is the most…
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Mio volleyball starts season with championship at Joburg Invite
By Ben MurphyIt was a championship start to the season for the Mio-AuSable volleyball team. The Lady Thunderbolts competed at the Johannesburg-Lewiston Invitational on Aug. 21 where they pulled off enough wins for the trophy.…