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Sunday, May 17, 2026
ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Thursday, August 11, 2022, at approximately 5:40 p.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post were dispatched to the Four Mile Dam in Alpena Township fora report of a 10-year-old swimmer in distress. Troopers arrived and saw the boy was being held by the dam’s […]
Harold Edward Essmaker, Jr. age 89 of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on July 28, 2022, at Hospice of the EUP “Hospice House”. Harold was born on March 10, 1933, in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to the late Harold Edward and Bertha Barbara (Krutsch) Essmaker Sr. He was a graduate […]
The International Bridge is excited to announce that we are upgrading our tolling system. Our new systemwill introduce features that will improve your tolling experience. The new system is scheduled to go liveAug. 10. Over time, we will discontinue our current cards and transition to 6C RFID windshield tags that […]
Donald Reid Crawford II, age 51, of Goetzville, Michigan, died unexpectedly on May 14, 2022, at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born July 1, 1970, in Howell, Michigan. As a young child, Don lived in the Eastern Upper Peninsula and went to school in Cedarville, Michigan, […]
Beverly “Bev” Joy (Rye) Waybrant, age 82, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away suddenly on March 29, 2022, in Petoskey, Michigan, after a long battle with kidney failure. She was born on November 11, 1939, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Howard and Bertha (Wonnocott) Rye. Bev grew up in […]
GEORGETOWN, Maine (AP) — A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave. The Steller’s sea eagle arrived in Maine in late December after a brief stop in Massachusetts more than a month […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators voted Tuesday to let an estimated 200,000 one-time drunken drivers seek to set aside their conviction, finalizing expungement bills that will be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The legislation received wide bipartisan support, 92-16 in the Republican-led House. It will lift a prohibition barring DUI offenders […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest guidance on face coverings. The new order will effect on Saturday, May 15 at 9AM. “For more than a […]
The former director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will receive more than $155,000 in exchange for “releasing all claims against” the state, according to a separation agreement provided to the Free Press. The agreement states the money provided to Robert Gordon constitutes nine months of pay […]
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, to honor the life and service of former state Senator Shirley Johnson. “My administration and the entire state of Michigan recognizes the service and […]
