By Sterling McGinn The Pentland Township Board has voted to approve an agreement with Hubbell, Roth and Clark for engineering services for the proposed sewer lagoon project that will lead to the eventual disconnect from the Village of Newberry wastewater treatment...
By Carol Stiffler When you’re 8 years old and about four feet tall, high schoolers can seem huge, tough, and intimidating – and so much older. That’s four good reasons to keep a safe distance away from them. Last week, the 25 second graders in Alesha Havens’s...
By Carol Stiffler Local schools were closed Monday, and some remained closed on Tuesday, in the wake of one of the most serious ice storms in Michigan’s history. Massive power outages occurred in the Eastern Upper Peninsula—at one point on Monday, nearly 25% of...
By Sterling McGinn The Luce County Board of Commissioners heard annual reports from the LMAS (Luce, Mackinac, Alger, Schoolcraft) District Health Department and Pathways Community Mental Health at their March 18 regular meeting. Nick Derusha administrator for LMAS,...
By Christopher Cox, Advisor When the cold breezes of February hit, local Scouts hit the beaches, but not for the typical get away that most Yoopers expect in the depth of winter. Sixteen EUP Scouts — who called themselves the “Yooper Castaway Crew” — headed to Sea...
By Carol Stiffler Big Manistique Lake is not what she used to be. Anglers remember the good old days of dropping a line into the murky green water and reeling in a satisfying walleye. These days, the water is clearer (thanks to prolific zebra mussels) and warmer...
