Editor's note: This story on the St. Martin Island Lighthouse is the fifth in a series on the area's lighthouses and lightships. FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP — Remote, rugged and largely inaccessible to the public, St. Martin Island is home to one of the Great Lakes' most distinctive navigational ...
MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Horses that roamed loose in the area for nearly two weeks have been returned to their owner, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). MSP confirmed Monday that the horses had been returned to the owner’s farm. A trooper from the MSP Gladstone Post visited the property Monday and checked on the animals, finding that they appeared to be adequately cared for, according to the agency. Although MSP did not release the owner's name, the Daily Press received a phone call from a man identifying himself as Arnold Proehl, who said he owns the horses. The Press was ...
ESCANABA — A man who identified himself to the Daily Press as the owner of the loose horses that prompted multiple public safety concerns across Delta County is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Delta County's 94th District Court. Arnold Proehl is expected to be arraigned on a charge of animal at large, according to court records. The arraignment follows the recovery and return of several loose horses that authorities said had repeatedly escaped in recent weeks. The horses were the subject of multiple calls to law enforcement after they were seen roaming roadways and ...
OCONTO COUNTY — A Sunday afternoon crash between a motorcycle and a truck in Oconto County, Wisconsin resulted in the death of the biker — a 39-year-old Escanaba man by the name of Stanley Constantino, Jr. Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, a collision occurred at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small rural town slightly northwest of Green Bay. "A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box ...
UPPER PENINSULA -- The heat wave that showed its face yesterday continues today, with even higher temperatures predicted. People should take caution, avoid overexertion and unnecessary time outdoors, check on neighbors, and leave no person or animal in a vehicle. The hazardous weather ...
ESCANABA -- Local author Jennifer Pease said that the fictional scenarios she creates are as much an escape for herself as her readers. The most recent book she released, "Vow of 1776," is her 13th. As it's about a couple that falls in love during the Revolutionary War, she was please to be ...
