MARQUETTE — In 1975, Gospel Opportunities Radio was formed as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit with the intention of purchasing WDMJ-FM, which was at that time the Daily Mining Journal station. The station has been in operation as a Christian radio station ever since, and this month they are ...
ESCANABA -- A local writer and outdoor enthusiast has released a new book. In "Beyond the Crest: A Trail through Time," Bill Cook reflects on a monumental journey made 50 years ago and the lessons the trip spurred. If the author's name sounds familiar, it probably is. Cook is a regular ...
STEPHENSON — The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents along west County Road G-12 (aka Co. Rd. 352) and adjacent roads in Stephenson to check their cameras and outbuildings for signs of missing person named Brett Parrett — a male in his mid 30s. According to the ...
LANSING – The dramatic decline in skilled trades education has caused a troubling workforce gap, said Colleen Sullivan, the deputy executive director of the Michigan AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute. In recent years, Michigan employers have had a hard time filling in-demand skilled ...
ALPENA — Gerald Arbuckle, 49, had a hearing on Monday in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena that was originally scheduled as a sentencing for a murder charge from 1993. The sentencing was adjourned however. Arbuckle is convicted of second-degree murder, possession of a firearm in the ...
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting the detection of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in two cattle herds from Alpena and Presque Isle counties. The cases were detected during the annual whole-herd surveillance tests for each herd. “Both ...