MENOMINEE — A Carney woman has been sentenced to 20 to 60 years in prison for sexually assaulting her 12-year-old daughter, according to the Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Rocquel Ann Irving, 39, was sentenced Sept. 4 by 41st Circuit Court Judge Christopher S. Ninomiya. ...
MARQUETTE — Ondine Bonk, a 12-year-old resident of Marquette, has started a business selling native clover seeds. Her business, Clover Lover, was started both as a way of making some money and as a way of helping the environment. “Clover has a ton of benefits for the earth, and people ...
MARQUETTE — A one-day pop culture collectible expo show will be held in the basement ballroom “Harbor Room” of the Landmark Inn, at 230 N. Front St., in downtown Marquette, from noon-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. Presented by the Northern Michigan University Vinyl Record Club, a variety of ...
AMASA — Beethoven & Banjos, the Upper Peninsula's acclaimed cross-genre music festival, is proud to announce its 2026 festival theme, Music of Madagascar, featuring internationally recognized Malagasy musicians Mikahely Razafy (Mikahely) and David Rajaonary (Rade). More than a presentation ...
Michigan’s Nov. 3 general election is (36) days away, but absentee ballots are now available, as required by state law. That means voting is already underway. So, now what? Is it still possible to request an absentee ballot? And how long do I have to turn it in? Who is eligible to vote absentee? All Michigan voters can request an absentee ballot without needing to provide a reason. Before the passage of Proposal 3 in 2018, which gave every voter the option to cast a “no-reason” absentee ballot, absentee ballots were reserved for elderly residents, service people and those ...
HUDSON TOWNSHIP — Two people were injured Saturday morning when a pickup truck collided with a train at a railroad crossing in Mackinac County, according to the Michigan State Police. Lt. Ben Eckola, Eighth District public information officer, said troopers from the MSP post in St. Ignace were called to the crash site at approximately 9:35 a.m. Saturday on Borgstrom Road near Black River Road in Hudson Township. The preliminary state police investigation determined the pickup truck disregarded the traffic control device at the railroad crossing and failed to yield to the approaching ...
