Jan 1, 2026 | News
Ronald Lee Rushford August 19, 1948 – December 24, 2025 Ronald Lee Rushford, age 77, passed away peacefully at his home on December 24, 2025. Ron was born on August 19, 1948, to the late William and Edna (Zenker) Rushford. He was one of eight children. Ron grew up in...
Dec 31, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Luce County, like the entire Upper Peninsula, was hit with a historic winter snowstorm beginning on Sunday, December 28 lasting through the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 30. Weather alerts began more than a day in advance, but the storm...
Dec 30, 2025 | News
Newberry Village Manager Allison Watkins is one of 31 rural community leaders who will undertake a new 12-month program to increase collaboration, recruitment and retention rates in leadership positions in their communities. The Leading Rural Michigan program is a...
Dec 29, 2025 | Outdoors
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a community science program with a century of history behind it. It brings together bird lovers of all ages and skill levels to spend a day outdoors, sharing their observations and contributing to a hemispheric snapshot of winter...
Dec 26, 2025 | Features
By Michael G. Beaulieu, MD Medical Director LMASDHD I was recently asked why, with all of the technology present today, is life expectancy going down instead of up. Well, the good news is that life expectancy is not decreasing—it’s actually increasing. Life expectancy...
