Jan 5, 2022 | Features
By Carol Stiffler A Newberry man has spent the last two months in jail after making threats to detonate a bomb at the Luce County courthouse. Bradley Baker, 42, made the threats in retaliation after three suspects, whom had also been arrested, that are charged with...
Dec 30, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler When the ball dropped to begin 2021, a new year began, but the COVID pandemic continued. It morphed throughout the year, as the B.1.1.7 variant emerged, then a vaccine became available, then the Delta variant usurped all others. Completing a full...
Dec 22, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Getting pulled over by the police is not often the highlight of anyone’s day. But over the last two weeks in Luce County, dozens of local drivers were stopped by deputies from the Luce County Sheriff Department, who were passing out gifts, not...
Dec 15, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler One or more students have been identified as responsible for the threat against Tahquamenon Area Schools last week, causing the school to entirely close for all of Thursday and Friday, December 9 and 10. The threat was written in a girls’ bathroom...
Dec 9, 2021 | Features
By Pete Wurdock At first sight, you’d think that a place with the name of “Bates Motel” would be a creepy tourist trap playing off the famous movie Psycho, starring Anthony Perkins. But in the case of the Bates Motel and adjacent Bates Corner Bar and Grill in Gould...
Dec 1, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler More than 100 people assembled at the American Legion hall to honor the life of Major Ian Fishback, who died on November 19, 2021. Fishback was remembered as a warrior, humanitarian, scholar, and father. Though there are still many questions as to...
