Branch Township, MI

MANISTEE — A Manistee man is expected to be sentenced this week on charges relating to methamphetamine and firearms after police received tip about a possible drug house on Fourth Street on March 31, 2021. Fourth Street. Jacob Daniel Turner, 40, of Manistee, is expected to appear in front...

FREE SOIL — Seniors from Manistee and Mason counties got a "hands-on" experience this week during an annual event at Circle Rocking S Children's Farm in Free Soil. Residents from Green Acres Manistee and seniors living in Wellston, Irons, Custer, Scottville and Ludington were able touch and feel sheep wool before and after it was sheared.

LUDINGTON — Marion Riedl, of Ludington, is set to host a Meet the Artist event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts on Saturday. Riedl’s exhibit “Exploration & Experimentation” is displayed at the center, located at 107 S. Harrison St., in Ludington.

MANISTEE — Electric scooters will be coming to Manistee. Manistee City Council approved a trial agreement to bring electric scooters to Manistee during its regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting. The contract that was approved is set to expire at the end of the year. The pricing for the scooters is...

SHELBY — Montague’s baseball team swept a West Michigan Conference doubleheader from Shelby, 7-1 and 4-0 on the road Monday afternoon to win the conference title with a 14-0 record. Owen Petersen was the winning pitcher in the first game, going the distance and giving up one run...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. From liquor at public pools to dyslexia screening and training in schools and prohibiting emergency visitor bans at hospitals and nursing homes, see how Manistee area lawmakers voted on recent measures. •. To revise a state ban on the consumption...

The fifth annual Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival is set to take place on June 19 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. The lineup of musical talent slated for this event includes past festival favorites Gemini, Kitty Donahoe and Joe Vermillion. Appearing for the first time at the Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival will be Iowa Rose ‘N’ Riff Raff and Rich and Maureen DelGrosso.

The city of Manistee is currently seeking bids for a streetscape design plan for River Street.

Baldwin's boys and girls track and field team will be competing this Saturday in Brethren in the Division 4 regionals. Athletes will attempt to qualify for the state finals on June 3.

Baldwin Middle School Track team participated in the MCE Invitational Medal Meet on Wednesday, May 11. Medals were awarded to the top three finishers in each events.

“I make all the bread, the bread you get on your sandwiches is made that day and that makes a big difference in the flavor profile,” described John Stapleton, the owner of Chef John’s European Café & Bakery. That means John starts his day at the Ludington...

LUDINGTON — Lilli Goodrich threw a six-inning no-hit gem in game one of the Ludington girls softball team’s Lakes 8 Activities Conference doubleheader against Manistee on Tuesday afternoon, winning 10-0. The Orioles won the second game, 13-1. She collected 13 strike outs while walking just one. Brynn Fortner...