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June 24, 2021 — The annual Mackinac Bridge Walk is back for 2021, and the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has updated a video explaining the options people have for participating in this beloved event. Based on the success of the 2018 and 2019 events, the MBA will again start the 2021 […]
Melinda M. Reynolds, 58, of Petoskey, Michigan formerly of Sugar Island, Michigan, passed away Friday June 18, 2021 in Traverse City, Michigan. She was born January 22, 1963 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Robert and Martha Reynolds. Melinda enjoyed gardening and crafting. Melinda is survived by her mother, Martha […]
Harold Stanley Middleton III 02/01/1991Assault or Assault & BatteryFines and costs $12593 days, credit 20, serve 40, balance suspended David Alan Lawrence Coullard01/08/1998Operate While Visibly ImpairedFines and costs $87093 days, credit 5, balance held in abeyanceSign releasesNo alcohol, controlled substance, marijuana, THCNo alcohol productsNo bars taverns casinosTest on demandAssessment and […]
Dale Edward Melvin, age 58, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died on May 26, 2021, at his home on Drummond Island. He was born on March 4, 1963, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to John Kenneth and Renee Lillian (Ruelius) Melvin. Dale had a birth story as unique as the great […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing spending $300 million in federal funds to help Michigan businesses pay workers $15 an hour. “We’ve got an opportunity to make some investments in ways that really lift people up, help small businesses and help us get back to normal,” Whitmer told reporters in Grand […]
He has a lengthy association with Division 1, National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey, one which will continue for a while yet. Sault Ste. Marie native Joe Shawhan has signed a three-year extension to carry on as head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The […]
Detroit — James Craig, one of the longest-serving police chiefs in the city’s history, will run in a bid to challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in next year’s gubernatorial race, a source close to the chief said Friday. Craig, who is expected Monday to announce his retirement from the department, told The Detroit […]
COVID cases continue to rise in four eastern Upper Peninsula counties. Mackinac County added the most cases throughout April with 131 cases, followed by Luce County with 100 cases. Alger and Schoolcraft Counties each increased by a total of 47 cases, according to the Luce, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft District Health […]
Emery Arnold McKelvie, Jr.08/30/1990Snowmobiles – Operate Under the InfluenceFines 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 recommendationsSnowmobile privileges suspended 12 months Kevin Thomas Jakubczak02/09/1992ORV-OUILFines and costs $75093 days, serve 3, balance suspended80 hours community […]
All elected state officers would receive 2 percent raises in 2023 and 2024 under a recommendation issued Friday by the State Officers Compensation Commission, putting the proposal before a Legislature that has in recent years largely declined to approve such increases. The proposed increases require action by the Legislature, which […]