Curtis will host a Community Forum on Tuesday, October 21, from 5:30–8 p.m. at the Pine Performance Center, Erickson Center for the Arts. The event will reveal results from the First Impressions Tourism (FIT) assessment, a program that brings first-time visitors to...
By Sterling McGinn Luce County will again be without a prosecutor. Last week, new Luce County Prosecutor Tom Evans announced his intent to leave the position on October 6, 2025. Evans, a 28-year attorney, was appointed to the position with a term beginning on January...
By Carol Stiffler More than 70 people affected by the new Big Manistique Lake Special Assessment District attended a Friday meeting where they learned what factors were used to determine what each parcel in the district will owe. The meeting was held in the main...
By Sterling McGinn Significant safety concerns and vandalism in the playground at Tahquamenon Area Schools has left the board considering closing the playground for after-school-hours use. The matter was discussed at the September 15 meeting of the TAS Board of...
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has confirmed the first case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a domestic animal this year. A two-year-old horse in Missaukee County tested positive after developing severe neurological symptoms on August...
By Jennifer Champagne The Munising Beacon Alger County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Steinhoff is ready to trade the prosecutor’s table for the bench. The 35-year-old Munising native has announced he will run for judge in Michigan’s 11th Circuit Court, which spans...
