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Couple looks back on GHS arts center 25 years later

GLADSTONE – The Gladstone High School’s auditorium today is used for many occasions. Kindergarten students walk across the stage to graduate. Children sing Christmas carols in front of the big lights and dolled-up high school students cross the stage for the prom Grand March. The venue ...

Church attack death toll still four after police sweep ruins

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — In the chaotic moments after a former Marine smashed his pickup truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan and began shooting, church members pulled others to safety while smoke filled the building, officials said ...

Bark River Knives a widely distributed local product

ESCANABA — Bark River Knives is a manufacturer in Delta County whose products are sold around North America and to Europe through five distributors, including one based in Marinette, Wis. Business founder and co-owner Michael (“Mike”) Stewart said Bark River Knives is a brand known for ...

UP’s jobs picture improved in August

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted jobless rate dipped to 5.8% in August, down from 6.6% in July and 5.9% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The region’s civilian labor force was estimated at ...

At least 4 killed in shooting, fire at church outside Flint

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing at least four people and injuring eight others. Police shot and killed the suspect, authorities ...

New federal wildfire policy that favors timber production sparks debate

LANSING – New federal policy is aimed at addressing the nation’s wildfire crisis by boosting timber production, but some experts say it’s not expected to have a major impact in Michigan. There are more than 2.5 million acres of national forest in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper ...