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BR-H cheer team gets Lions grant, attends game in Detroit

BARK RIVER — The Bark River-Harris cheerleading team recently got a $7,000 grant from the Detroit Lions Foundation. But team members said what they'll remember most isn't the money — it was getting to be up close at Ford Field in Detroit for a Lions' preseason game Aug. 23 against the ...

Bay’s LPN program may not be reinstated until later in 2026

A relaunch of Bay College’s Practical Nursing certificate program may have to wait until the summer or fall of 2026, rather than January, the college stated in a news release Friday. The college announced it has received a response from the Michigan Board of Nursing regarding its LPN ...

Gardell, of ‘Mike and Molly’ fame, to perform at Island

ESCANABA — Billy Gardell, a comedian and actor perhaps best known for starring as one of the titular characters in the sitcom “Mike and Molly,” will take the stage at the Island Resort & Casino Showroom in Harris for a live stand-up comedy show Saturday, Sept. 20. An amiable Gardell ...

Edison, Henry Ford among the original snowbirds

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the ...

Two accused of having meth during traffic stop Thursday

ESCANABA – Two people were arrested Thursday night after Escanaba Public Safety reportedly discovered methamphetamine and cocaine during a traffic stop.  Escanaba Public Safety pulled the vehicle over at about 8:50 p.m. Thursday, according to a department news release. The officer called in ...

$1.2M grant will transform two Calumet buildings

CALUMET – Two blighted historic Fifth Street buildings in downtown Calumet are about to begin a new chapter. A news release from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that two long-vacant historic buildings, the Quello Block and the adjacent Kirby building, will be ...