I love history. It was one of my favorite subjects in school. There is something about learning from the past that helps us understand where we are now and how we got here. Now, I am looking into my family history. While my mom was still living, I would ask […]
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Keith Urban to headline new Northern Lights Music Fest in Escanaba
ESCANABA, MI – More people are expected to attend this inaugural music festival than live in the actual city where the event is taking place. The first ever “Northern Lights Music Fest” has just been announced for this July in Escanaba in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, population 12,000. The event will […]
Local man arrested – again – on human trafficking and sex charges
Thanks to the courage of additional victims who came forward, Cody Mathieu McCoy is in jail again with more drug, sex crimes and human trafficking charges. In our original article, with information from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office on March 6 regarding McCoy’s original arrest, the Sheriff stated, “TRIDENT has […]
Sault City Youth Wrestling place four wrestlers in the 2023 MYWAY State Championships
. Sault Youth Wrestling sent their team to the MyWay State Championship and four of those wrestlers placed. Here is a list of the wrestlers and how they finished. LOGAN LOWTHER 2016-2018 64 LBS STATE RUNNER UP CARSON BROWNING 2012 HWT A 3RD PLACE DREW BURTT 2011 95 LBS 7TH […]
ATF Offers $5,000 Reward for Capture of Enbridge Arson Suspect
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is offering up to $5,000 for information about a suspicious fire at the Enbridge pipeline maintenance shop and storage area back in August. They’re looking for any information that helps them identify and arrest whoever is responsible for the suspected arson at […]
Soo Indians join Tier 1 Hockey Federation
The Tier 1 Hockey Federation is proud to announce the newest member of their league – the Soo Indians. Hailing from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the Indians bring with them a Tier 1 18U AAA team for the 2023-2024 season. This news comes as a great achievement for the Soo Indians, […]
Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had allowed those in unionized workplaces […]
State Police now tracking incidents of bias against police officers in Michigan
LANSING — In late 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging in Michigan, the state’s top law enforcement agency quietly began tracking what it deems hate or bias incidents against police. The agency counted 10 incidents of what it describes as anti-police bias and recorded them under its hate/bias category […]
Friend With Benefits Still Benefiting After Engagement
DEAR ABBY: I lost my husband of 20 years a little over two years ago. Last year, I moved to another state to be close to family. I rented an apartment, and my best friend moved with me. Shortly after, I met a much younger man. He was immediately interested […]
Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi – destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town – killed almost two dozen people, officials said Saturday. They warned that the casualty toll could go higher. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post that search […]