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Saturday, May 17, 2025
Former secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo was elected the Michigan Republican Party’s new chairperson in a third and final ballot Saturday evening that truly came down to the wire as delegates rushed to cast their ballots before the contract to hold space in the Lansing Center expired. Ms. Karamo […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – After giving up the game’s first goal, the Soo Eagles responded with seven unanswered markers to defeat the Cochrane Crunch 7-1 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Pullar Stadium. An innocent looking dump-in led to the night’s initial tally as Cochrane’s Collin […]
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Lake Superior State University track and field program competed at the Saginaw Valley State Tune-Up on Friday that featured multiple top-three performances and 29 new personal bests. Jayda Williams and Breanyl Baker each came away with a strong showing at the meet, combining for three […]
The fortunate availability of a cellphone early Wednesday morning provided a lifeline for two snowmobilers stranded miles away from the nearest town in Luce County. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Vinson received a call from Central Dispatch at 1:30 a.m. reporting two men, approximately 65 years of […]
Two environmental investigations conservation officers received DNR Law Enforcement Division awards during the Michigan Natural Resources Commission’s February meeting in Lansing for their swift, effective response to the Gaylord tornado. Lt. Vence Woods, environmental investigations supervisor, was presented with a Distinguished Service Award and a Lifesaving Award. Det. Chris Bowen, […]
Matthew Young IIMotor Vehicle-Operation without SecurityFines and costs $550 Anthony Robert RodriguezOperate-Unregistered VehicleDrove While License Not ValidFines and costs $29030 days suspended Leif Wigman-NilssonFirearm-Posses Under the InfluenceFines and costs $52593 days suspendedForfeit weapon and ammunition30 hours community service Jamie Marie KirkpatrickDisorderly Person-JostlingFines and costs $48090 days suspended Crystal Rose NygardOperate […]
DEAR ABBY: I’m divorced and have been dating my guy friend for five years. We recognized after we started dating that we love each other, and we planned to move in together after a year of dating. I was so excited when we started making plans that I reached out […]
DEAR ABBY: My married friend is a swinger. She says her husband’s sex drive has declined lately, but it hasn’t. He keeps trying to get me to talk “naughty” with him, but I always refuse. To me, that would be betraying my friend. He has encouraged her to get a […]
ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI. On Monday, February 13, 2023, at approximately 7:55 a.m., troopers fromthe Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to Collins Elementary School inHoughton Lake to investigate a vehicle that had struck a ten-year-old child. Troopers arrived on sceneand located a ten-year-old child from Houghton Lake […]
Sometimes it seems as if it were yesterday growing up in the late 1950s and early 60s. My brothers were quite a bit older than me. They were teenagers and had their own lives and friends. They didn’t want to be bothered by a little sister who wanted to tag […]