Tawni Caroline Murphy age 34, of Goetzville, Michigan was unexpectedly taken from her family on Sunday morning, August 14th as she was driving home from her place of employment in St. Ignace, Michigan. Tawni Caroline was and will always be remembered as loving wife to her husband, Matthew Scott Bell […]
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Cloverland Electric Announces August 23-25 Community Meetings
DAFTER, Mich.— (Aug. 17, 2022) Cloverland Electric Cooperative invites members to attend upcoming community meetings with president and CEO, Mike Heise, to learn results of the cooperative’s recently completed cost-of-service study and its impact on Cloverland’s rates. Heise will review recent cooperative accomplishments, explain the potential of new cooperative endeavors and […]
Three People in Hospital after Late Night Boating Crash
EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 2:50 a.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a call for help from a boater on Little TraverseBay. A Petoskey resident called 911 to report a man yelling for help. Troopers searched the area andfound two […]
George Leonard Synett
George Leonard Synett,77, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Aug. 7, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, daughter, and son. He was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie. Mr. Synett is survived by his wife Bonnie, daughter Lisa and son Lawerence. Those he joined include his parents, […]
Janet Joan Skinner
Janet Joan (Zwolinski) Skinner, age 94, of Pickford, Michigan, died in her home on August 9, 2022. She was born in Goetzville, Michigan, on August 27, 1927, to Andrew and Mary (Pleva) Zwolinski. Janet grew up in Goetzville, Michigan, and met Verne Robert Skinner. On June 23, 1945, they married […]
James Young
James Willard “Frisky” Young, age 83, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. James was born on May 3, 1939, on Sugar Island. He graduated with the Loretto Central Catholic High School Class of 1958. James […]
Norman Lowell Smith
Norman Lowell Smith, age 88, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died at Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace on August 10, 2022. He was born in St. Ignace on May 6, 1934, to Cecil Eugene and Anna Elinor (Trerice) Smith. Norman grew up in the Gros Cap area and graduated […]
Here’s your chance to be heard on the Line 5 Tunnel Project
DETROIT– The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline tunnel project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) scoping process with the Notice of Intent (NOI) publishing in the Federal Register today. The NOI informs the public of the upcoming environmental analysis and describes how the public can […]
Valerie Robinson
Pastor Valerie Sue Robinson, 73, died from cancer on Friday, August 12, 2022, at Upper Peninsula Health Systems – Marquette. Pastor Valerie’s family was with her. Valerie, having committed her life to Jesus, died assured of her eternal heavenly destination. At the time of her death Valerie served as Pastor […]
Rural Michigan fears airline route changes will be ‘disastrous’
In what’s already a record-setting year for air travel turmoil, rural Michigan is bracing for more disruptions this fall. Five of the state’s smallest airports are learning that SkyWest Inc. — a regional contract carrier operating under Delta brand and these airports’ only passenger carrier — plans to cut direct flights in […]














