MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, ...
HARVEY – Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift are partnering with Feeding America West Michigan to host a Mobile Food Pantry. Taking place on Thursday, May 14, food distribution will begin at 10 a.m. and continue while supplies last or until 11:30 a.m. Food will be available for ...
30 years ago NEGAUNEE — Television weatherman Karl Bohnak will return to his old running grounds when he carries the Olympic torch next month in Milwaukee. “It’s exciting I ran back in my high school days in Milwaukee and to go back there and carry the Olympic torch is really neat,” ...
Check out these new adult and teen graphic novels at the Peter White Public Library: Adult graphic novel: Ace of Hearts: Lessons in Love From an Asexual Girl by Cooklin Ace of Hearts: Lessons in Love From an Asexual Girl is about Caitlin Cook’s life and how she came to realize that she ...
Today is Saturday, May 9, the 129th day of 2026. There are 236 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved Enovid for use as the first oral contraceptive pill. Also on this date: In 1754, the famous political ...