MUNISING — This past Saturday, a search was held for Starla Goings, the 65-year-old Munising woman who went missing this past August. It apparently turned up nothing. The search began at the Au Train Fire Station, and was coordinated by the Alger County Sheriff’s Office alongside Nick ...
ESCANABA — The Delta County Opioid Taskforce recently held the inaugural Upper Peninsula Opioid Task Force Gathering, uniting community members and professionals for a working session on opioid settlement funding and prevention efforts. The event was hosted by the Delta Schoolcraft ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A required five-year adjustment for snowmobile trail permit fees will increase the price from $52 to $65 and will remain in place for the next five years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. This change follows a statutory requirement — Public Act 400 of ...
MARQUETTE — On Monday, former Marquette mayor Jenna Smith announced that she would be running for the District 3 seat of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners as a Democrat. “With seven years of experience as a Marquette City commissioner, including three years as mayor, and ...
LANSING – A bill introduced by House Democrats would allow qualified patients to request medically assisted death. Medically assisted death – also known as medically assisted suicide, medical aid in dying and physician-assisted death – involves patients taking a lethal medication prescribed by a qualified professional. If passed, the bill referred to as the “Death With Dignity Act” would allow only terminally ill adults to ask a physician for assistance. They could not make a request on the sole basis of age or disability. Michigan lawmakers have unsuccessfully ...
