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Cancer Alliance gets support

This week’s bouquets go to: From the Delta County Cancer Alliance: Deborah Johnson, a former resident of Escanaba, designated upon her passing a significant charitable contribution to the Delta County Cancer (DCCA). This contribution came to be with the help of her financial advisor Brad Nordin. Brad, a lifelong resident of Escanaba, suggested to Deborah, during her estate planning, the idea to support the DCCA upon her passing. He explained to her the impact the DCCA has made supporting Delta County residents who have and continue to endure the challenges of cancer. Brad ...

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

Impaired driving — whether due to alcohol, drugs or both — is a year-round danger on our roadways. However, late summer and the Labor Day holiday period are among the deadliest times of the year for crashes and fatalities involving impaired drivers. ver the Labor Day holiday weekends from 2019 to 2023, there were a total of 44 driver fatalities in traffic crashes in Michigan. In those crashes, 43.2 percent of the drivers killed were alcohol- and/or drug-impaired, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Throughout 2023, of the 1,021 fatal ...

Rescue underscores water safety

Two paddleboarders drifting far from shore on Lake Superior were recently rescued with quick action by two Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in Ontonagon County. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, Conservation Officer Ethen Mapes received a call from Negaunee Regional Dispatch/DNR Report All Poaching Hotline operators reporting two paddleboarders in distress on Lake Superior near Ontonagon. “They were in good condition overall but just could not paddle against the strong wind to get back to shore,” said Conservation Officer Pete Shambaugh, who was ...