×

News

VA awards Michigan more than $63 million in grant funding

Regional News

IRON MOUNTAIN – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it has awarded the state of Michigan more than $63 million in grant funding to assist with infrastructure upgrade projects at the Michigan State Veterans Home. The grant will help Michigan construct a new 108-bed ...

Briefs for Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Brief

Rapid River American Legion summer VSO schedule RAPID RIVER — The Rapid River American Legion summer Veteran Service Office (VSO) is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following Tuesdays: July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 18, 25 and Sept. 1. The VSO is closed Tuesday, Aug. 11. Shay will return to ...

TRIDENT, law enforcement arrest alleged fentanyl dealer

Local News

CHIPPEWA COUNTY — The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Taskforce (TRIDENT), arrested a Bay Mills resident on Wednesday in an alleged connection with the overdose death of a young man last August. On Aug. 9, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie ...

Blading for boldness

Local News

ESCANABA — Blading Boutique in Escanaba, conducting business out of the same building as Delta Hair Company, is a one-woman operation providing a specialized service. Eyebrow microblading is a procedure that imparts semi-permanent tattoos onto the brow. It creates the appearance of ...