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Taste & Glide

March 10, 2023

It was a beautiful Saturday for the annual Taste & Glide event at Valley Spur, as over 200 cross country skiers dined their way through the trail network fundraiser. “It’s a good event, and it’s been a good event for people that want to socialize,” Mary Vaisanen of Forest Lake said.

March 10, 2023

SC trivia fundraiser Saturday A trivia fundraiser will be held at the Chatham Pub Saturday at 7 p.m. The event raised over $600 at the previous fundraiser with the goal of sending Superior Central students to Washington D.C. Cost to compete in teams of six or less is $50. RSVP is required.

One arraigned in landmark human trafficking drug case

March 10, 2023

A Sault Ste. Marie man was arrested in what is being called the biggest case of human trafficking through drug coercion in U.P.

March 10, 2023

Matthew Craig Nemeth, a law enforcement officer with Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PRNL), was found not guilty of one count of reckless driving during a jury trial on Monday, March 6 in 93rd District Court. Nemeth wore his full PRNL law enforcement uniform and stating that he “was being paid to be there” during the trial.

U.S. District Attorney visits Central Upper Peninsula

March 10, 2023

Mark Totten, the recently appointed United States District Attorney for Michigan’s Western District, made a tour around the central Upper Peninsula in late February visiting with law enforcement leaders, government officials and the media in hopes of better connecting with the district.

Damron receives life-saving award

March 3, 2023

Shalynn Damron was recognized by the City of Munising for actions she took to save another local resident at the Munising City Commission meeting on Wednesday, March 1. “Shalynn put herself in harms way to save another human life, and for these reasons I would like to present her with this Life Saving Award,” Munising City Police Chief John Nelson said.

March 3, 2023

Munising hosted its first ice fishing tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24, with over 200 registrations signing up for the first year.

Munising inducts first National Junior Honors Society class

March 3, 2023

MPS proposes sinking fund

March 3, 2023

Voters will have a decision to make in May about how Munising Public Schools will pay for its school repairs. Munising Public Schools is asking property owners for a millage to establish a sinking fund for the school.

Records set at Outhouse Classic

March 3, 2023

The 30th annual Trenary Outhouse Classic entertained hundreds of people with fast times and low-brow humor on Saturday, February 25. There was a record number of teams pushing various outhouses down the snow-covered street in downtown Trenary in front of an even larger crowd, but no one could have expected what happened at the end of the races.