Category Archives: News

Sault Ste. Marie Man Gets 50 Years For Sexually Abusing Young Boys
U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Duane Richard Forrest, age 48, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, was sentenced to a total of fifty years for photographing and videotaping his sexual exploitatio...
Jack Hall Apr 08, 2021

Fornetti Dental Center Announces Bay West Scholarship Winners
The John Fornetti Dental Center is proud to announce Emily Elmer of Iron Mountain, Michigan and Tory Christensen of Marquette, Michigan as the recipients of the "Eleanor Fornetti Dental Assisting Scho...
Jack Hall Apr 08, 2021

Driver Crashes Into, Snaps Utility Pole; Flees Scene
Someone crashed their vehicle into a utility pole Wednesday afternoon in Escanaba, and then took off. Escanaba Public Safety says the incident happened at around 2:00 in the 1300 Block of Willow Creek...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

Michigan Cases Soar By More Than 8,000; Upper Peninsula Adds 52
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 8,015 new coronavirus positive tests and 30 new deaths. The eight thousand cases is by far the most reported in any single da...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

Lane Closure On US-2 Bridge In Mackinac County Through Memorial Day
US-2 will be reduced to one alternating lane of traffic at the bridge over the Millecoquins River in Mackinac County starting today while the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) begins emerge...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

MHSAA Accepting Student Advisory Council Applications
The Michigan High School Athletic Association is seeking student-athletes to become members of its Student Advisory Council beginning with the 2021-22 school year. Four boys and four girls from the Cl...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

Sault Ste. Marie Hospital Passes Out 'Stop The Bleed' Kits
The War Memorial has installed bleeding control kits throughout the hospital and at offsite clinic locations. Each kit contains resources to stop or control bleeding such as tourniquets, trauma bandag...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

Northern Michigan Man Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Crimes
A Roscommon County man pleaded guilty to child sex crime charges in Roscommon County, Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Michael Clune, 50, of Houghton Lake, pleaded guilty to the...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

Ish/Neg Chamber Teal Lake Meltdown Winner Announced
Mike Guenette of Negaunee is the winner of the 2021 Teal Lake Melt-Down. The headframe structure went through the ice on Monday, April 5 at 3:18pm. The prize amount of $2188 was won with a winning gue...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

Michigan Unemployment Agency Warns Of Increased Identity Theft
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA), like other states across the country, remains under attack by criminals. Since Friday, April 2, Michigan has seen a dramatic increase in new Pandemic Un...
Jack Hall Apr 07, 2021

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