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Yooper Life: For the Love of a Dog (Part 5)

Once hunting season was over and no one else got a deer for me, I continued with my quest of “road kill hunting.” On the way home from Pickford’s school Christmas concert, which is where my other 5 grandchildren attend, Doug and I passed a police car with its lights […]

Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers legend, dies at age 85

Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 85. A cause of death was not immediately available. John Morad, a close friend of […]

Reported COVID-19 positive cases in Upper Michigan

(WLUC) – Because of a lack of testing access and a lag in getting results, experts say there are likely many more cases in Upper Michigan, and that’s why it’s so important that everyone follows Gov. Whitmer’s “Stay Home” order. County health departments, the Michigan Department of Health and Human […]

Joseph Malcolm Mongene, Jr

Joseph “Little Joe” Malcolm Mongene, Jr., age 84, of Dafter, Michigan passed away due to a car accident on April 2, 2020, near his home.  Joe was born on July 19, 1935, in Hessel, Michigan to Joseph and Anna (Brown) Mongene, Sr. He married Irene Avella Martineau on April 2, […]

Irene Joyce Bailey

Irene Joyce Bailey, known best by her life-long nickname “Mickey”, age 88, of Canadian Lakes, Michigan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home. She was born to Mack and Mary Alexander of Rexton, Michigan, the fifth of eight children which included her siblings Alice, Fred, […]

Flags to be flown half-mast April 3 for Tech Sgt Nathan Denryter

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan on Friday, April 3, 2020 to honor the service of Michigan Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Nathan William Denryter who passed away after his battle with cancer. “Technical Sergeant Nathan Denryter exemplified the […]