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Want to be an artist in residence in the Porkies?
Applications are now being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for 2022 spring, summer and fall and winter 2022-2023 residencies.
Youth hockey teams qualify for district tournaments
For local hockey teams around the state, the regional round is the first step in the Michigan Amatuer Hockey Association’s state tournament process.
Can I quickly sterilize face masks?
My wife made me a face mask to wear when I’m out of the house, using instructions she found on the internet; is there any way to quickly sterilize the mask, short of putting it in the washer?
Northern Wings: Giving wings to the local economy
Last week, machinists at Northern Wings were finishing up work on eight tiny stainless steel plungers that NASA ordered. Their ultimate destination is outer space.
Black Lake sturgeon season begins February 5
Michigan’s 2022 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. All anglers must register online by Feb. 4 to participate in the fishing season.
Area basketball roundup
The 2022 portion of the local high school basketball season is here and all of the local teams have started off the new year. Here is a look at how the local teams fared in recent competition.
Neese planning a winter race season in the lower 48
She has 28 dogs – all Alaskan huskies – and she’s crazy about them. She loves winter, though she’s learning to be a fan of summer.
Obituaries for the week of 01/12/2022
Charles Elden Wedge December 14, 1934 – December 10, 2021 Charles Elden Wedge, 86, of Engadine, died Friday evening December 10, 2021 at U.P Health Systems-Marquette. Born December 14, 1934 in...
UPSET thwarts courthouse bomb threat
A Newberry man has spent the last two months in jail after making threats to detonate a bomb at the Luce County courthouse.
Understanding wolves – Complexities of predator/prey relationships
The relationship between the wolf and its primary prey, deer, is complex. Wolves alter deer behavior. Wolves create what scientists call a “landscape of fear”.
High school hockey is on a hot streak
The Manistique Emeralds high school co-op hockey team is playing their best hockey in the program’s short existence, just in time for 2022.
Obituaries for the week of 01/05/2022
Edwin W. Birdsley Sr. May 19, 1940 – January 1, 2022 Edwin Wesley Birdsley Sr., 81, of Gould City, died Saturday morning January 1, 2022 at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. Born May 19, 1940 in Flint,...
Another year in COVID
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.









