11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (426+ words) ESCANABA -- Veterans from throughout the Upper Peninsula are preparing to depart from Escanaba to Washington, D.C., today on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight mission. 73 veterans -- including one woman -- who served during the Korean and Vietnam wars were expected to board Mission…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago   (437+ words) HOUGHTON -- At the regular August meeting of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners, Houghton County Jail Committee Co-Chair Faith Morrison proposed a resolution to define the November $28 million jail bond proposal in plain language. The resolution detailed eight specific project…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (401+ words) HANCOCK — The Hancock Area District Library Special Project Fund was created to give residents an opportunity to help cover the costs of bringing the library funding question to voters. The fund was intentionally structured to be nonpartisan, supporting the process…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (389+ words) In one of his Truth Social bombs, President Donald Trump insisted we should rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after Canada refused to accept his trade negotiation terms. It obviously echoes his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (332+ words) ESCANABA — After considering a plea offer, a former teacher’s aide at the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District Learning Center has decided to proceed to a jury trial. Robin Merle Popour, 54, of Gladstone, appeared in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court Wednesday…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (360+ words) HOUGHTON -- After 33 years with the Houghton City Police Department, Lt. Nick Roberts officially retired Friday. The police department and the city of Houghton hosted a retirement celebration for him in the Houghton City Council Chambers. Police Chief John Donnelly said…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (330+ words) LANSING -- The Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources are reminding consumers to not move firewood long distances this holiday weekend to help prevent the spread of invasive insects and plant diseases. The agencies are also working…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (233+ words) According to Wood, KBIC Pre-Primary Education, Ojibwa Early Learning Center, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) Little Eagles, KBIC Maternal and Child Health and other regional organizations were represented at the camp. Participants registered through MiRegistry could receive credit for…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (698+ words) As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 nears, the biggest disgrace is that the attack’s evil mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has not been tried and sentenced to death. Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this injustice. The ACLU intervened…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (331+ words) Dear Second-Guessing: Your caution is reasonable. Newer drugs can carry unknowns that only surface with time, and wanting more certainty before your wife commits is vigilant, not paranoid. But this was her call, made with a doctor watching her numbers....