12-year-old entrepreneur starts seed business
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 ...
Absentee ballots going out in Michigan: What to know
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 ...
Pickup truck collides with train; two injured
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 ...
Three seriously injured in Luce County crash
NEWBERRY — Three passengers were seriously injured early Saturday when a vehicle slammed into an embankment at the M-28/M-117 intersection, prompting Michigan State Police troopers to provide emergency first aid before the driver was arrested on an operating while intoxicated charge. The crash occurred at approximately 3 a.m. Sept. 26. Troopers from the state police's Sault Ste. Marie post said the vehicle was traveling north on M-117 when the 27-year-old Cedarville driver disregarded traffic control devices at the M-28 intersection and continued straight. Troopers said the vehicle ...
Room at the Inn receiving major upgrade
MARQUETTE — A major renovation at the downtown Marquette homeless shelter will see significant improvements to the building. Room at the Inn occupies the building a located at 447 W. Washington St. Chelsie Wilkinson, who is executive director of the facility, is overseeing ...