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Missing person in Stephenson

STEPHENSON — The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents along west County Road G-12 (aka Co. Rd. 352) and adjacent roads in Stephenson to check their cameras and outbuildings for signs of missing person named Brett Parrett — a male in his mid 30s. According to the ...

DenOtter vies for Bergman’s seat with a healthcare focus

ESCANABA — A newcomer to the race to represent Michigan’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives has arrived on the scene — Matthew DenOtter, currently based in Boyne City. Key platforms of DenOtter’s campaign include protecting and expanding rural ...

UPPCO prepares for April storm

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Power Company reminds customers and the public that winter weather patterns can – and often do – produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow and ice that can affect the region’s electrical grid. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings across the Upper Peninsula for this morning, April 2nd through early Friday. Accumulations of heavy wet snow and sleet between one and three inches, high winds, and gusts as high as 45mph, and potential for ice buildup are forecasted in many locations by the NWS. “With the ...

MDOC announces temporary closure of Level II facility at Chippewa prison

KINCHELOE— The Michigan Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday that a level II unit at Chippewa Correctional Facility in Kincheloe will be temporarily closing. Level II prison units are considered to be medium security. While the unit is closed, the people incarcerated there ...

High school basketball

MHSAA tournaments GIRLS Quarterfinals Tuesday except as noted Divison 1 Muskegon 54, Grand Haven 28 Utica Eisenhower 57, Fraser 43 DeWitt 48, Belleville 41 Detroit Renaissance 67, Dearborn 29 Division 2 Flint Powers Catholic 53, Petoskey 38 (Wednesday) Tecumseh 75, Carleton Airport 44 Goodrich 58, Detroit Country Day 30 Grand Rapids South Christian 61, Grand Rapids West Catholic 48 Division 3 Pewamo-Westphalia 55, Cass City 33 Roscommon 67, Morley Stanwood 63 (OT) Jackson Lumen Christi 64, Plymouth Christian Academy 32 Niles Brandywine 50, Hart ...