Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman is accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of threatening his staff with being arrested if they don’t follow her new mask mandate. The Watersmeet Republican, writing in his weekly newsletter to constituents, says that “threatening staff (nearly all of whom are vaccinated) to wear a mask […]
Other News
August 30, 2021
Mikaela KennedyEmbezzle-Agent/Trustee $200-$1000Fines and costs $760.1293 days suspended Trent Roger LeachOperate While Visibly ImpairedFines and costs $87093 days, credit 1, balance held in abeyanceSign releasesNo alcohol, controlled substance, marijuana, THCNo bars, taverns, casinosTest on demand80 hours community serviceAssessment and recommendations David William LongMalicious Destruction of Property $200-$1000Retail Fraud-Third DegreeFines and […]
MSP looking for assistance to identify theft suspect
MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post is seeking assistance in locating a man believed to have been involved in a theft of fuel from the Tone Road Convenience Station. The subject, described as a white male, approximately sixty years old, with a grey beard, and driving a tan, Chevrolet Suburban, pumped […]
July 30, 2021
James Douglas PerraultOperate-License Suspended/Revoked DeniedOperate-License Suspended/Revoked DeniedOperate-License Suspended/Revoked DeniedOperate-License Suspended/Revoked DeniedFines and costs $750365 days, credit 2, serve balance Robert Wayne ThompsonDisorderly Person-JostlingFines and costs $60093 days, credit 1, balance held in abeyanceAssessment and recommendationsSign releasesNo alcohol, controlled substance, marijuana, THCNo bars/taverns/casinosNo consume alcohol productsComplete anger management Megan Nicole PattisonOperate […]
‘A champion for truth and justice’: Family, friends mourn death of Carl Levin
Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator who died Thursday at age 87, was remembered by family and friends as a man who personified integrity. U.S. Rep. Andy Levin, D-Bloomfield Twp., said his uncle always put the public good above self-interest and was honored by the trust the people of Michigan put […]
Grace period extended for Michigan license, plate renewals
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan drivers whose license or registration expires between April and week’s end will have 120 additional days to renew it without being assessed late fees under new laws that also prohibit such fees broadly unless the secretary of state resumes letting people conduct same-day service at […]
Woman charged with fatal hit and run in Gladstone
DELTA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – A Perkins woman has been arrested following a crash that killed a Gladstone man earlier this month. According to the Gladstone Public Safety Department, at about 3:29 a.m. July 11, 2021, officers were sent to M-35, near North Bluff Drive, for a report of a […]
Soo Twp Fire assists Sugar Island Fire with fire
In the early morning hours Thursday, just after midnight, the Soo Township Fire Department was paged to assist our neighbors on Sugar Island with what was called in as a structure fire. Upon arrival it was determined to be a pile of materials. It was a relief that no one […]
Lisa Clermont
Lisa Lynette Clermont, age 58 of Naubinway, Michigan, died unexpectedly at her home on July 9, 2021. She was born on August 14, 1962, in Houston Texas to Richard Melvin Gomm and Jo Ann Gomm. Her stepfather Alan Wayne Ulmer raised her. Lisa graduated from Engadine High School in 1980. […]
Timothy Shagen
Timothy James Shagen born June 5, 1951, passed away peacefully at 6:30 am July 25, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital after a strong battle with cancer. Tim leaves behind his wife of 26 years and, 50 years together, Raydella Shagen; one brother Del Shagen, two sisters-in-law; Lucy Kirkpatrick, and Linda […]










