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Most skin cancers are preventable. To help protect yourself, follow these skin cancer prevention tips offered by MayoClinic: * Avoid the sun during the middle of the day. For many people in North America, the sun’s rays are strongest between about 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Schedule outdoor activities for other times of the day, even in winter or when the sky is cloudy. You absorb UV radiation year-round, and clouds offer little protection from damaging rays. Remember, sunburns and suntans cause skin damage that can increase your risk of developing skin cancer. Sun exposure accumulated over time also may cause skin cancer.

An outdoors guide for playing it safe in big sun and summer’s hot weather

As of Monday afternoon, Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative has continued to restore power for Cass County residents. As of 5:00 p.m. Monday, 1754 people were still without power in the Cass County service area.