“Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me. I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to,” – Bob Dylan Amid the gray-white skies choked with acrid smoke from numerous wildland fires situated to our northwest, I headed out to explore the scene. I needed to get out of the ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have one daughter, and family has always been important to us. She has several cousins around her age, and we've always hoped they would grow up close. Over the years, we've been the ones reaching out to make plans, but the effort is rarely reciprocated. I don't ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 76-year-old Caucasian male who's in excellent health. (Or so I thought.) Recently, my cardiologist suggested a coronary artery calcium (CAC) test, and my score was a frightening 1,241! I'm now extremely concerned about my heart health. I've been extremely active all my ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY – At its regular July meeting on Wednesday, the Keweenaw County Board of Commissions heard public comment for more than an hour on the topics of zoning issues, a local business, and the county zoning administrator. Public comments were both for and against the issues of ...
OCEANA COUNTY -- A Gwinn man found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree child abuse was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court in downstate Oceana County on Monday to 50-75 years' incarceration. Jeffrey Scott Barrett, 43, of Gwinn, was convicted in June on four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of first-degree child abuse after a four-day jury trial. Barrett was additionally sentenced to 20-50 years for one count of first-degree child abuse, which was ordered to be served consecutively to the 50-75-year sentence ordered for the criminal ...
HOUGHTON — A 40-year old Houghton County man was sentenced to one year of probation in 12th Circuit Court Wednesday for assaulting a police officer in April. He pleaded no contest to the charge. According to Judge Brittany Bulleit, William Belanger was under the influence while experiencing ...
