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MENOMINEE — Sheriff Darrin Kuda reports that cocaine use has resulted in at least four overdoses and one death in Marinette and Menominee Counties since last night. While individuals have been detained in reference to this investigation, Sheriff Kuda cautions that more od the tainted drug may have been distributed locally. A joint investigation comprised of multipole Michigan- and Wisconsin-based agencies is ongoing. Anyone with information related to these incidents are asked to contact the Menominee County Sheriff's Office via phone at 906-863-4441. Tips can also be submitted ...

Superyacht docks in Esky

ESCANABA -- A superyacht allegedly owned by a downstate billionaire was spotted in Escanaba on Monday. Satori, which is a Buddhist term meaning enlightenment, is the name of a 208-foot luxury yacht reportedly owned by Jay Alix, an Oakland County, Michigan-based businessman and ...

Squaw Point Lighthouse: Gone but not forgotten

Editor's note: This story on the Squaw Point Lighthouse is the seventh in a series on the area's lighthouses and lightships. LITTLE BAY DE NOC — Although the Squaw Point Lighthouse has vanished from the shoreline, its legacy endures in the stories of the keepers who maintained it and the ...

Oscar G. Johnson VAMC hosts Veteran enrollment event August 12, 2026

ESCANABA – Veterans who were previously told they don’t qualify for VA health care now have new options, thanks to recent changes under the PACT Act. The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center outreach and enrollment team will be at Manistique High School on Aug. 12 to help Veterans review their eligibility and sign up for health care benefits. The event, which runs from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium at 100 S. Cedar St., is being held in partnership with Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Community Resource Fair. The PACT Act, signed into law in 2022, significantly ...