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Christmas season celebrated in the county with events
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor Santa arrived in Onaway in a helicopter for the annual Moran Iron Works (MIW) holiday fireworks celebration. The mild conditions prevented him from bringing his sleigh...
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City Band brings Christmas music to theater.
A holiday treat will be delivered Friday at 7:30 p.m. when the Rogers City Band presents its annual Christmas music concert at the Rogers City Theater. The band is directed by Ben Witter. Admission is...
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New Metz trailside park called ‘an asset to the community’
HERE ARE the people that helped the Metz Trailside Park become a reality. Pictured, from left, are Nyle Wickersham, Danny Kandow, Louis Urban, Sharon Krzywiecki, Jonas Taratuta, Nancy Kandow, Mark...
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Two finalists interviewed for RC superintendent post
by Angie Asam–Staff Writer Monday evening the Rogers City Area Schools (RCAS) board of education held a special board meeting to interview two candidates for the districts part-time superintendent...
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Gleason, Barrett and Wyatt remembered at wrestling meet
by Angie Asam–Staff Writer Thirty-two district titles, 11 regional titles, 71-state medalists. In the 45-year history of the Rogers City High School wrestling program all those things have been...
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Storm conditions predicted for county
A wintery blast is predicted to hit the county later this afternoon (Monday, Dec. 28) and into the night. According to the AccuWeather forecast winds could gust up to 34 m.p.h. as a winter storm...
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Winter storm packs a wallop, knocks out power again in RC
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor The biggest storm of the 2015-16 season brought gale force winds, nearly a foot of snow and another power outage in Rogers City. It’s the second outage in less than a...
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New Year’s Baby to cover entire county; looking back at 2015 babies
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor The Presque Isle County Advance’s 2016 New Year’s baby contest starts the new year at midnight tonight with one major prestigious rule change. It covers the entire...
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Prosecutor files suit against 4 of 5 county commissioners
The Presque Isle prosecuting attorney has filed his second lawsuit this year against other county elected officials. After filing a suit against sheriff Bob Paschke and undersheriff Joe Brewbaker,...
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First baby arrives nine hours into New Year
by Peter Jakey—Managing Editor The first child born of Chris and Angie Kowalski of Presque Isle is the county’s first baby of 2016. Callen Christopher Kowalski was born Jan. 1 at Otsego Memorial...
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90 years later: The fire that changed Onaway
factory when the fire started at 8:30 a.m. Owners believed it was started from a spark of static electricity that ran up a shaft into the blowers of a sanding machine. Owner E.J. Lobdell Jr. reasoned...
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RC Theater to be donated to Presque Isle District Library
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor The giving season was not quite over last week as the owners of the Rogers City Theater donated the historic movie house to the Presque Isle District Library (PIDL). The...
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Icy conditions close area schools
Icy conditions caused slippery conditions on area roads, causing school closures in Onaway, Rogers City and Posen. (Photo by Richard Lamb) (Jan. 15) Freezing rain caused icy conditions on area roads,...
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Lamprey research at Hammond Bay leads to pheromone registration
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor It’s the first time a pheromone has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to control a fish or vertebrate. Researchers used a concept known to...
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Blanket of ice coats the region, followed by ‘flash freeze’
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor Keeping track of the different weather events has not been easy as of late. Whether you want to blame El Nino or global warming, there have been different types of...
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Mystery/comedy live production opens Friday in Rogers City
by Richard Lamb–Advance Editor Set in 1936 in the Connecticut mansion of a famous actor, the play “The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays” is a comedy opening Friday at the Rogers City Theater....
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Events cancelled due to predicted snow storm
A county plow truck gets rid of a layer of snow as the Feb. 2 storm hit US-23 and the rest of Presque Isle County. (Photo by Richard Lamb) Events around the county were cancelled Tuesday evening due to...
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Sturgeon season celebrated on Black Lake this weekend
by Peter Jakey–Managing Editor Plans are still in place for the Black Lake Shivaree. Organizers are hopeful the ice conditions will continue to improve as the annual event approaches Friday and...
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Accident temporarily closes M-68
Thursday morning shortly after 9 a.m. the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Department, Rogers Area Ambulance and Rogers City Area Fire Department were dispatched to two vehicle accident on M-68 near South...
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Homecoming representatives honored
Photos of all the court members are in the Feb. 11, 2016 edition of the Advance.… Read Full Story
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