ESCANABA -- A registered nurse accused of stealing morphine from Christian Park Village, an assisted living facility where she was previously employed, appeared in Delta County 47th Circuit Court on Monday to discuss the terms of her delayed sentence. In May, Jenna Leigh Furmanski pleaded no ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Calumet Township has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Keweenaw Health Foundation (KHF) in support of the Swedetown Universal Accessibility Project. According to a press release, the project is designed to create a barrier-free recreation and adaptive sports facility that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of physical ability. Planned improvements include expanding and renovating the chalet, paving accessible parking and sidewalks, and enhancing connections to the universally accessible trail that was completed in 2025. The project builds upon previous ...
HOUGHTON — A tradition spanning decades is once again ready to serve hundreds of Copper Country residents Friday. The Annual Matt and Pete Manderfield Memorial Barbecue starts at noon Friday at Houghton's Dee Stadium. Hungry event-goers can look forward to feasting on barbecued ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have a 34-year-old daughter who has lived with us all her life (except for maybe a year). She brought her freeloading boyfriend in. I had cancer at the time and they didn't even bother to do anything, so she ended up pregnant. I kicked her boyfriend out of the house after finding out he couldn't even take her to the hospital to have his baby. The baby brought such joy to our lives, but she works at a very part-time job, doesn't help around the house and stays in her room while we watch the boy. She wanted to get him a dog, so we helped her. If we were to ...
ESCANABA -- At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event July 20, the National Weather Service reported Friday. One was at Delta County's O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette and Menominee counties. The conditions on the evening of July 20 ...
MENOMINEE — The Menominee County Sheriff's Office released a statement about a fatal UTV accident which occurred in Menominee Township on Tuesday evening, resulting in one fatality. "At approximately 7:52 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, July 21, Menominee County Sheriff Deputies were notified of the accident, which occurred south of the intersection of County Road 577 and Birch Creek #6 Road," read the statement, reported by Sheriff Darrin Kudwa. "Deputies arrived on scene to find a single-vehicle UTV accident, with one occupant ejected from the vehicle with significant traumatic injuries. ...
