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Bay BPA advancing to nationals in Tennessee

ESCANABA – Davenport University in Grand Rapids hosted the Business Professionals of America (BPA) collegiate State Leadership Conference (SLC) Saturday, Feb. 7, and it was a very exciting evening for the Bay College/LSSU Regional Center SPA student club. Fourteen students made the trip to ...

Cornell woman arrested after biting trooper is granted competency evaluation

ESCANABA — A Cornell woman facing multiple felony charges for allegedly resisting, obstructing and assaulting a Michigan State Police (MSP) trooper during an animal neglect investigation has been granted a competency evaluation. Brianna Makosky, 22, is charged with three felony counts of ...

Mugshot released: Local substitute teacher arrested for criminal sexual conduct

HARRIS TOWNSHIP - A Gladstone resident and substitute teacher was arrested for second degree criminal sexual conduct following an investigation at the Bark River-Harris School, according to the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office. Timothy Charles Brandt, 58, was arraigned in the 95A District ...

Mugshot released: Local substitute teacher arrested for criminal sexual conduct

HARRIS TOWNSHIP - A Gladstone resident and substitute teacher was arrested for second degree criminal sexual conduct following an investigation at the Bark River-Harris School, according to the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office. Timothy Charles Brandt, 58, was arraigned in the 95A District ...

U.P. students learning about government in Lansing

Thirty-nine Upper Peninsula students will be in Lansing this weekend for a hands-on civic engagement experience. It's the annual YMCA Michigan Youth in Government High School State Conference, a two-day program in which teens serve as legislators, judges, attorneys, lobbyists, and members of ...

Rx Kids to expand throughout U.P. next week

ESCANABA -- In 10 additional counties in the Upper Peninsula, expectant mothers and parents of newborns will soon be eligible to enroll in Rx Kids -- which provides "prescriptions" of cash to help young families get through one the toughest periods of life. This will mark the largest ...