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UPAWS to celebrate 50th anniversary with party and door prizes

GWINN — The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter is hosting a party to celebrate its 50th anniversary from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, and the public is invited. The celebration will take place in the community room at UPAWS with an anniversary cake and snacks. There will also be a shelter ...

MSP Gladstone investigating endangered missing person

GLADSTONE — The Michigan State Police from the Gladstone post are investigating an endangered missing person involving a Gladstone woman who was reportedly last seen in that area mid-day on Sept. 15. The missing woman has been identified as 58-year-old Brenda Meadows from Gladstone. ...

‘Fight like a diva’

ISHPEMING — When life tries to knock you down, get up and fight like a diva. Madeline Dodd, 11, of Ishpeming was selected by Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to be highlighted this week by his organization “Hutch’s Heroes.” On Feb. 24, Dodd was diagnosed with B cell acute ...

NMU announces presidential candidate interview schedule

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Presidential Search Advisory Committee has announced that four candidates will be visiting NMU’s campus between Sept. 29 and Oct. 10. Each candidate will engage with a wide variety of stakeholder groups during their two-day campus visit. Names ...

Gubernatorial candidates: Chris Swanson, D-Grand Blanc

MARQUETTE — Another candidate who has entered the race to be Michigan’s next governor is Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. Swanson was raised in the Flint suburb of Grand Blanc, with a career in law enforcement spanning over three decades. Swanson notably gained national media ...