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Forum tonight in Gladstone

GLADSTONE -- At least four candidates will participate in the political forum held this evening at the American Legion hall in Gladstone. Organized by the Delta County Republicans and Menominee County Republicans, the event will pose questions to individuals seeking to represent Michigan's ...

Gladstone votes to extend social district hours

GLADSTONE -- Gladstone's social district hours may be extended. Though final approval lies with the State of Michigan's Liquor Control Commission, the Gladstone City Commission voted in favor of allowing participating establishments to begin letting patrons carry alcoholic beverages outside at ...

Man arraigned in alleged gift card embezzlement case

GWINN — A 22-year-old man was arraigned Monday in the 96th District Court of Marquette after authorities alleged he embezzled thousands of dollars through a gift card scheme while working at a Gwinn grocery store. Jonathan Andrews Barnes is charged with one felony count of embezzlement ...

Crash on US 2 & 41 leaves one dead

HYDE — A two-vehicle collision closed three miles of U.S. 2 and 41 for about four hours yesterday while emergency services responded. One driver, an elderly man from Escanaba, is dead. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, a crash heard for miles around occurred in Ford River Township on the ...

Side-by-side driver airlifted

BRAMPTON -- A crash involving a side-by-side and a pickup truck last week resulted in serious injuries to a Gladstone man, who was airlifted to Marquette from the scene. On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 2:30 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gladstone Post responded to a ...

Michigan restricts buckthorn, other invasives, as landscapers cry foul

LANSING — A quiet moment of disbelief spread through the room after the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development unanimously voted to add six invasive plant species to the state’s prohibited and restricted species lists. Conservation advocates who had submitted comments and attended ...