State inspector to oversee building permits in Luce County

By Sterling McGinn The State of Michigan will be handling building permits and inspections—at least for a while. The Luce County Board of Commissioners opened their August meeting with a moment of silence in memory of county building inspector Dennis Alberts, who died...

$10,000 grant awarded to Newton Township Fire Dept.

The Newton Township Volunteer Fire Department in Gould City will receive a $10,000 grant from State Farm and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). Through this year’s Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, 150 departments in 44 states received a $10,000...

Missing Munising woman investigation underway in Alger County

The Alger County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) is actively investigating a missing person case involving a local woman who was reportedly last seen at her residence late Friday evening, August 15, 2025. ACSO deputies were notified on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at...

Village of Newberry power outage information

This memo is to share information regarding the recent power outage on August 9 and 10, 2025. 1: What caused the power outage on Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10? The approximate 18-hour outage was triggered by a squirrel entering the substation, being...

Munising Beacon transitions to local ownership, founder returns

By Kristy Basolo Senior Editor – The Munising Beacon The Munising Beacon is now under new local ownership. Jennifer Champagne, sole owner of The Munising Beacon, has taken the reins of the publication — and somehow talked the paper’s founder, Steve Stiffler,...

Luce County dissolves parks and rec board amid controversy

By Sterling McGinn Recent issues with the Luce County Parks and Recreation Department prompted county commissioners to dissolve the parks and recreation board of directors and merge the director position with the government building and grounds maintenance position....