By Carol Stiffler Last week, machinists at Northern Wings were finishing up work on eight tiny stainless steel plungers that NASA ordered. Their ultimate destination is outer space. At the same time, another crew of Northern Wings employees were inspecting items...
By Carol Stiffler A Newberry man has spent the last two months in jail after making threats to detonate a bomb at the Luce County courthouse. Bradley Baker, 42, made the threats in retaliation after three suspects, whom had also been arrested, that are charged with...
By Carol Stiffler When the ball dropped to begin 2021, a new year began, but the COVID pandemic continued. It morphed throughout the year, as the B.1.1.7 variant emerged, then a vaccine became available, then the Delta variant usurped all others. Completing a full...
By Carol Stiffler Getting pulled over by the police is not often the highlight of anyone’s day. But over the last two weeks in Luce County, dozens of local drivers were stopped by deputies from the Luce County Sheriff Department, who were passing out gifts, not...
By Carol Stiffler One or more students have been identified as responsible for the threat against Tahquamenon Area Schools last week, causing the school to entirely close for all of Thursday and Friday, December 9 and 10. The threat was written in a girls’ bathroom...
By Pete Wurdock At first sight, you’d think that a place with the name of “Bates Motel” would be a creepy tourist trap playing off the famous movie Psycho, starring Anthony Perkins. But in the case of the Bates Motel and adjacent Bates Corner Bar and Grill in Gould...
