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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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Thunder Bay Community Health service earns top quality honors in the state of Michigan
Thunder Bay Community Health Service (TBCHS) has been awarded six 2026 Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), recognizing the organization’s quality performance and patient care outcomes during 2025. Thunder Bay received more CHQR badges than any other health center in Michigan.Among the honors received was the prestigious…
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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.…