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 […]
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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 […]
‘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 […]
Whitmer: No new state mask rule expected despite updated CDC guidance
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday she does not expect the state will issue a mask mandate or any other new COVID-19 pandemic orders any time soon, despite federal health officials issuing new guidance that calls on even some who are fully vaccinated to mask up. “I do not anticipate another […]
Fire destroys structure in Newberry
On Saturday July 24th, shortly before 12:00pm the Newberry Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on M-123 in Newberry. Multiple firefighters responding to the station advised of heavy fire and smoke conditions. When Newberry Fire command was alerted of these conditions, mutual aid from Columbus Township Fire was […]
War Memorial Employee Speaks Up for Patient Safety, Receives Award
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center honored Kelsey Moran, a certifiednursing assistant at War Memorial Hospital, with the quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award July20. Moran prevented a potential adverse outcome by persistently advocating for a patient who was looking unwellto receive additional assessments and care. Her […]
Justice Department Decides Against Investigating State On Nursing Homes
The U. S. Department of Justice has determined it will not open a civil rights investigation into any public nursing facility within Michigan. Eleven months ago, the department – then under the direction of former President Donald Trump’s attorney general, Bill Barr – sent a letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer requesting a […]