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Casey family marks 100 years owning hunting camp

MARQUETTE COUNTY – A local family this year marked a century of having a hunting camp on 80 acres in Marquette County. Kevin Casey, son of James “Jim’ Casey and grandson of William “Bill” Casey, now owns the camp along with his three sisters, Kelly, Cindy and Cathy. Bill came in ...

Judge rules Escanaba woman able to stand trial in assault

ESCANABA – A woman accused of assault after a stabbing in Escanaba on Aug. 11 was ruled competent to stand trial Monday. Crystalyn Dixie Knuth, who is lodged in the Delta County Jail, and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared via Zoom on Monday in the Delta County 94th District Court ...

High winds lead to power outages throughout region

ESCANABA — Widespread power outages affected thousands of residents across the Upper Peninsula on Monday as high winds felled trees throughout the region. In the Upper Peninsula, Schoolcraft, Keweenaw, Houghton, Marquette, Chippewa, Delta and Menominee counties were among those without ...

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration said Monday it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation's largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the ...

Men accused of plotting attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in Detroit area

DETROIT (AP) — Two 20-year-old men who had acquired high-powered weapons and practiced at gun ranges were scouting LGBTQ+ bars in suburban Detroit in September for a possible Halloween attack, authorities said Monday in filing terrorism-related charges. Mohmed Ali, Majed Mahmoud and ...

Carne’s station operated by family since 1967

ESCANABA — The gas station that sits at the northwest corner of Ludington Street and Lincoln Road in Escanaba — now known as Carne’s Eco Fuels and Gifts — has a long and proud history. Though it had been a service station for decades prior, Willard ("Will") Carne, Sr. began operating ...