Oct 13, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Between October 2-8, 249 new COVID cases were diagnosed within the LMAS Health District. That’s an average of nearly 36 per day, and provides far too much work for employees of the district to even attempt to complete thorough contact tracing in...
Oct 7, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Luce County’s 2020 census figure – which showed a staggering 19.5% drop in population over the past 10 years – is likely to change. And it looks like it’s going to be a much smaller drop than originally reported. Research into the...
Sep 30, 2021 | Features
Gone are the days when we could call from Newberry to Newberry with just four numbers. And very soon, it’ll be impossible to dial within town or to any location without dialing the full 10-digit phone number. The time is quickly approaching for telephone users in...
Sep 22, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler TV6 Meteorologist Karl Bohnak has been fired from his longtime position at WLUC TV6 in Marquette after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID. His last day as chief meteorologist for the station was Wednesday, September 15. The television station’s...
Sep 15, 2021 | Features
Contractors used a helicopter today to lift the four sections of a new 142-foot-long pedestrian bridge into place at the Lower Tahquamenon Falls. The operation began this morning after a rain delay and took about four hours to complete. Barricades at Tahquamenon Falls...
Sep 8, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Walk along Lake Superior on any half-decent evening and you will see the effect Erik Rintamaki has had on its shores. No longer abandoned in the evening, crowds of people carrying UV flashlights pepper the beach. The nearby parking lots are sometimes...
