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Lizzie Haines goes up with a shot during a game last season. The senior returns to the starting lineup for Gladwin this year.

Lizzie Haines goes up with a shot during a game last season. The senior returns to the starting lineup for Gladwin this year.

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New Gladwin girls’ hoop coach hoping for big year

Scott Salowich
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
GLADWIN Rookie coach Nic Taratuta is glad to have a roster full of experienced players as he heads into his first season at the helm of Gladwin’s girls’ basketball team. “We’ve got athletes for sure,” said Taratuta, “and they’ve all played quite a bit of basketball.
Michigan DNR conservation officers seized 2 grams of cocaine, two pistols and four rifles, from three Oakland County men in two separate vehicles, located north of Atlanta, on Nov. 15.

Michigan DNR conservation officers seized 2 grams of cocaine, two pistols and four rifles, from three Oakland County men in two separate vehicles, located north of Atlanta, on Nov. 15.

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Conservation officers seize cocaine and six illegal firearms

News Staff
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
LANSING Hoping to partake in the opening day of firearm deer hunting season, three men now face multiple charges after a Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer located cocaine and illegal firearms in two separate vehicles, north of Atlanta in Montmorency County on Wednesday.
Deer with chronic wasting disease. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Deer with chronic wasting disease. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

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Chronic wasting disease found in new county

Kelsey Lester
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
LANSING Adeer with chronic wasting disease has been found in Ogemaw County — a county that had never seen the disease before. And that worries the Department of Natural Resources.
Buy your snowmobile trail

Buy your snowmobile trail

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Buy your snowmobile trail permit! Trails open Dec. 1

News Staff
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
LANSING Two snowmobile riders in winter gear and helmets ride single file down a straight, groomed, snow-covered trail, flanked by thin brown trees If you’re thinking about suiting up and sledding Michigan’s thousands of miles of statedesignated trails, it’s time to pull your sled out of storage,...
Sports QUIZ

Sports QUIZ

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Sports QUIZ

News Staff
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
1. What trophy -- a diamondencrusted, alligator-skin belt with a solid gold buckle -- was awarded annually from 1950-- 76 to the top pro athlete of the year? 2. Joe Juranitch performed as the motorcycle-riding mascot Ragnar for what NFL team from 1994-2015? 3.
Runners honored after super season

Runners honored after super season

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Runners honored after super season

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
GLADWIN COUNTY When the Gladwin boys’ cross country team finished fifth at the Division 2 state meet at Michigan International Speedway, it capped an outstanding season for all of the area’s harriers.
Flying G’s dominate Jack Pine Conference football honor squad

Flying G’s dominate Jack Pine Conference football honor squad

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Flying G’s dominate Jack Pine Conference football honor squad

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
GLADWIN After running away with the Jack Pine Conference championship with a perfect 6-0 record, the Gladwin football team dominated the honor roll when the all-conference first team awards were passed out. Senior Jhace Massey was first team at running back and also at safety.
League champ Gladwin nets soccer honors

League champ Gladwin nets soccer honors

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League champ Gladwin nets soccer honors

Scott Salowich
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
GLADWIN After rolling through the Northern Michigan Soccer League with a perfect 10-0 record to win the championship, Gladwin landed five players on the All-Conference Team. Leading the way was Treyton Siegert.
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