Two environmental investigations conservation officers received DNR Law Enforcement Division awards during the Michigan Natural Resources Commission’s February meeting in Lansing for their swift, effective response to the Gaylord tornado. Lt. Vence Woods, environmental investigations supervisor, was presented with a Distinguished Service Award and a Lifesaving Award. Det. Chris Bowen, […]
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91st District Court News: 2/15/2023
Matthew Young IIMotor Vehicle-Operation without SecurityFines and costs $550 Anthony Robert RodriguezOperate-Unregistered VehicleDrove While License Not ValidFines and costs $29030 days suspended Leif Wigman-NilssonFirearm-Posses Under the InfluenceFines and costs $52593 days suspendedForfeit weapon and ammunition30 hours community service Jamie Marie KirkpatrickDisorderly Person-JostlingFines and costs $48090 days suspended Crystal Rose NygardOperate […]
Dear Abby, Attempt To Connect With Beau’s Daughter Fizzles
DEAR ABBY: I’m divorced and have been dating my guy friend for five years. We recognized after we started dating that we love each other, and we planned to move in together after a year of dating. I was so excited when we started making plans that I reached out […]
Dear Abby, Friend’s Frisky Husband Makes His Desires Clear
DEAR ABBY: My married friend is a swinger. She says her husband’s sex drive has declined lately, but it hasn’t. He keeps trying to get me to talk “naughty” with him, but I always refuse. To me, that would be betraying my friend. He has encouraged her to get a […]
10-year-old gets pinned between two cars at Houghton Lake school. Suffers internal injuries
ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MI. On Monday, February 13, 2023, at approximately 7:55 a.m., troopers fromthe Michigan State Police (MSP) Houghton Lake Post were dispatched to Collins Elementary School inHoughton Lake to investigate a vehicle that had struck a ten-year-old child. Troopers arrived on sceneand located a ten-year-old child from Houghton Lake […]
The Gift
Sometimes it seems as if it were yesterday growing up in the late 1950s and early 60s. My brothers were quite a bit older than me. They were teenagers and had their own lives and friends. They didn’t want to be bothered by a little sister who wanted to tag […]
Dear Abby, An Octogenarian Aims To Make First Date A Memorable One
DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old senior man who has met, texted daily and called an 80-year-old woman for the last six weeks. We both look and think young for our ages as well. We plan to have our first date on a Valentine’s Day theme. It’s awkward not knowing […]
Sault Youth Wrestlers take second at Cadillac; Last call for wrestlers for Sault Bridge Brawl next weekend
In the final away match before they host the MyWay Bridge Brawl Youth Wrestling Tournament in the Sault next weekend, the Sault City Youth Wrestling competed in the Cadillac NEMWA Youth Wrestling Tournament, placing 2nd out of 22 teams. NEMWA – Cadillac tournament results:Case Kroeger 3-1 (3rd), Logan Lowther 4-0 […]
Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The gunman who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University was a 43-year-old with a previous gun violation who fatally shot himself after an hourslong manhunt that ended in a confrontation with police miles from campus, officials said Tuesday. Investigators still were […]
Laker Women’s Tennis Pick Up First Win of the Season Over Lawrence Tech
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Lake Superior State women’s tennis program (1-2) picked up their first win of the season with a 6-1 victory over the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (0-5) on Saturday. Julia Fraile Raton and Martina Oviedo set the tone early in doubles play with a dominant 6-1 victory […]