Bouquet: The Northern Saddle Club would like to thank the community for its support in making our raffle a huge success. The raffle raised funds for the Fresh Water Project and other goals for improving the Halls Creek equestrian-friendly campground, trailhead and boat landing in Homestead on ...
Monday, which has been declared International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations, will mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Red Army’s liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in German-occupied Poland. On the Jewish Virtual Library website, it is stated that various estimates ...
The sight of lights flashing atop an emergency vehicle ahead should prompt all motorists to move to another lane or slow down as they carefully pass by, AAA’s Auto Club Group advises. Michigan’s Slow Down, Move Over campaign is aimed at reminding motorists of the law to reduce deaths and ...
The role of government in business and community efforts is often debated in Michigan, with some conservatives questioning whether the state should pick winners and losers. Now that it appears some of that economic development funding is being used as a political tool, taxpayers should weigh ...
Make that six Republican lawmakers who now support the good-government bill to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin. The number keeps growing, creating bipartisan momentum for fair voting districts following the 2020 census. Congratulations and thank you to Reps. Loren Oldenburg of Viroqua, Jeff ...
Taking a peek at a cellphone while driving is hardly a rare occurrence, but the dangers of splitting our attention while behind the wheel have come into sharp focus in recent years, with Michigan reporting around 19,000 crashes and 77 fatalities in 2019 involving distracted driving. However, ...
Barb From George Wiedenhoeft, Iron Mountain, and the family of Travis Wiedenhoeft: To the woman stopped at the corner of Carpenter Avenue and H Street on Monday while our four-vehicle funeral procession was turning towards the cemetery, I have a few things I would like to know. Was the ...
For many, this will be a three-day weekend with Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday. Some will spend much of that time on a snowmobile, cruising the many recreational trails in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Anticipating that influx, the state’s Department of Natural Resources conservation ...
We’ve noticed Great Lakes basin residents often observe that the negative impacts from climate change happen to people who live elsewhere, out west, for example, the Gulf coast states or, more recently and dramatically, Australia. Yes, we endure the occasional odd snowstorm, lake gale or ...
Every 4 1/2 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. That’s why the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is joining with leading prenatal health experts from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
The Michigan Supreme Court should be applauded for its decision that cellphones and other electronic devices must be explicitly allowed in courthouses and courtrooms starting May 1, on the basis of equal access. As it currently stands, courthouses across Michigan have different standards and ...
Those who receive Social Security are warned to be wary of scammers, area officials advised. “Scammers go to great lengths to trick you out of your personal information. We want to help you protect your information by helping you recognize a Social Security imposter,” said Edward Cariuty, ...
Bouquet From Larry S. Unrein, Iron Mountain: I have been hearing a lot of gossip — key word being gossip — about the care given at our local Dickinson County Memorial Hospital. Comments like, “Take your service elsewhere, because they don’t know what they are doing or they don’t ...
You wouldn’t think a potential name change would cause a lot of consternation, but that seems to be the case with the Redmen/Redettes controversy brewing in the Marquette Area Public Schools district, specifically Marquette Senior High School. At the Dec. 16 MAPS Board of Education meeting, ...
With the winter solstice officially behind us, the days have now started to slowly get longer (even though it doesn’t feel like it, at all). But as most Yoopers already know, the grip of winter will still be around for months to come. With that under consideration, we must remember to use ...
As snowmobilers look to enjoy one of the state’s most popular winter activities, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone to ride at a safe speed, on the right side of the trail and stay sober. It’s all part of the DNR’s “Ride Right” snowmobile safety campaign, ...
State and federal officials are reporting a dangerous scam that arrives in potential victims’ homes in official-looking envelopes asking recipients to dial a toll-free number as a first step in resolving a state tax debt. The letter aggressively threatens to seize a taxpayer’s assets — ...
Educators, including decision makers on university campuses, are in all likelihood closely watching events that unfolded in a small school district downstate last week. That’s because the district — the Richmond Community Schools in Macomb County — was hit with a sophisticated ...
Bouquet: I would like to say thank you to the 67 businesses and individuals that contributed to Shop with a Cop. Your donations led to another very successful year serving over 36 children in our area. We appreciate this overwhelming support in light of the difficult economic times. This ...
The Better Business Bureau has tips for returning those gifts that fell short of expectations this holiday season. Federal and state laws can dictate how and when items can be returned. Knowing those laws will help in navigating an in-store or online return and whether it proves to be a ...