QUESTION: Local author and lawyer, John Voelker, published his novels under the pen name Robert Traver. Which of the following names did he also use? a. Cully Gage b. Billy Gladstone c. Clayton Parks d. John Donaldson ANSWER: D, Donaldson was John Voelker’s middle name. He published some of his early work under the name John Donaldson.
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a grant funding opportunity for the Rural Health Transformation Program that will support the Care Closer to Home Blueprint: Improving Care Delivery and Access through Transportation Grant Program. Michigan’s RHT Program focuses on building a strong and innovative rural health system that ensures every resident has access to high-quality care close to home. The program advances this goal through coordinated, community-driven strategies implemented across four core initiatives: • Strengthening partnerships ...
MARQUETTE — Monday was marked by two sudden and intense thunderstorms in Marquette. One of these storms, which occurred during the late morning, led to a lightning strike which hit the Meijer store in Marquette Township, causing a fire and prompting a store-wide evacuation. The fire was ...
OCEANA COUNTY — On Monday, Jeffrey Scott Barrett, 43, of Gwinn, was sentenced by Judge Susan Sniegowski of the 51st Circuit Court in Oceana County to 50-75 years in prison on four counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Barrett was ...
Former attorney general Mike Cox is ending his campaign for Michigan governor and backing US Rep. John James, his campaign announced Friday evening. Cox said President Donald Trump’s endorsement of James in late June closed the door on any hope of victory. “While I did not fully appreciate it then, that endorsement placed him out of reach in a three-way Republican primary race,” Cox said in a statement. “That is the power of President Trump, and it is a testament to the enduring loyalty of Republican primary voters in Michigan to the president.” Cox’s exit turns the ...
FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — A suspect, 22-year-old Daniel Allard from Woodridge, Illinois, has been arrested after allegedly committing felony offenses spanning multiple counties in the Upper Peninsula. On July 14, after an attempted traffic stop by Gogebic County Deputies, the ...
