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Onaway baseball, softball battle hard at Grayling; Mackinaw City, Pellston teams also split
GRAYLING – The Onaway baseball team earned a split with Grayling by picking up a 7-4 victory in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday. The Cardinals (12-7) received a pitching win from Austin Veal, who struck out 12, allowed six hits and walked three in six innings of game one.
Wallace's pitching greatness on full display in final act with Inland Lakes baseball
INDIAN RIVER – Just a few days before returning to the mound, Connor Wallace was on a senior trip in Chicago. So, perhaps a little rust might’ve been shown from the Inland Lakes star pitcher, who hadn’t tossed a competitive game in exactly a week. But, when you’re as locked in as...
E-Bike Battery Ignites Fire at Mackinac Island Dorm, One Hospitalized, 30 Displaced
An employee dorm on Mackinac Island was promptly evacuated late Wednesday evening when an e-bike battery ignited a fire, sending one resident to the hospital. The Mackinac Island Fire Department was called to The Twilight dormitory at 1391 Hoban Street at 9:45 p.m. after reports of smoke were sighted billowing from the building, as per UpNorthLive.
League of Women Voters forum educates public on expanded voting options, accessibility
CHEBOYGAN — Michigan’s expanded voting rights were the subject of an informational forum held by the League of Women Voters Northern Lower Michigan on Thursday, May 9, at the Cheboygan Area Public Library. In 2022, Michigan voters passed ballot Proposal 2, known as the “Promote the Vote” petition,...
Petoskey receives $600,000 to identify lead service lines
PETOSKEY — Earlier this month, the City of Petoskey received a $600,000 grant through the state’s MI Clean Water Plan. The grants, totaling $28.6 million across the state, are designed to help communities upgrade water infrastructure, ensure healthy drinking water and protect the environment. The largest grants went...
Cyclist injured after being struck by vehicle on U.S. 31 on Friday
PETOSKEY — A 72-year-old cyclist was injured on Friday morning while riding in Bear Creek Township after being struck by a vehicle. According to Emmet County Sheriff Pete Wallin, the accident occurred around 9:20 a.m. on U.S. 31 near Shaw Road when Catheryn Bryant, 44, was driving northbound on U.S. 31 and became distracted. She drove onto the shoulder of the road and struck Steve Redder, 72, who was on his a bicycle. ...
Work on Wilderness State Park upgrades wraps up
EMMET COUNTY -- Improvements on a popular state park wrapping up this week in Emmet county. The Michigan Army National Guard and the DNR teamed up to work on these updates to wilderness state park. Over 100 national guard members of the 1430th engineer vertical construction company and the 107th battalion were there for the past 2 weeks. Upgrades include repairing park infrastructure, resurfacing pathways, re-roofing cabins and more. “We as Michigan National Guardsmen and soldiers can bring our families out to the state parks and say, ‘Hey, look at this cool project our unit did or look at this cool piece of history’”, says Captain Trevor Kay with the Michigan National Guard. “We were able to preserve some of the cabins that are being roofed out here by the 1430 Engineer Company, our historic cabins that have been in the state parks for, you know, 50 plus years.”
Reviewing the news: Murderers and morels
May 9, 1924: Murderer leaves $30 for county The recent closing of the estate of John Harada, Emmet county murderer and shortly after a suicide himself, marks the final legal proceedings in reference to the farmer-soldier who died by his own hand after killing the women with whom he lived late in 1920. Harada,...
Cheboygan students release classroom sturgeon into Black River
CHEBOYGAN — Students from Cheboygan Intermediate School climbed aboard a bus Friday morning and headed to Tower, where they saw their latest classroom fish get released at the Kleber Dam. Cheboygan STEAM teacher Ann Douglas has raised a sturgeon in her classroom every year since 2013. This year's fish grew to 17 inches before being released into the Black River on May 3. ...
Work set to take place at former Michigan Maple Block property
PETOSKEY — Progress is being made on a housing development project that will turn the former Michigan Maple Block property into a high-density apartment complex. City manager Shane Horn told the Petoskey City Council on Monday that abatement at the site is set to begin this week. ...
Check out the top performers around Emmet and Charlevoix Counties May 10-13
Here are the top high school sports performances from Friday through Monday around Emmet and Charlevoix counties. There won’t be a set number of players chosen in each sport in a given period, just including performances which stood out and deserve recognition. Check for another installment of top performers...
Mackinac Island Police reminding residents, visitors of e-bike regulations
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Mackinac Island Police Department and Mackinac Island State Park officials are reminding everyone of the regulations regarding electric bicycles. The reminder was issued following a fire this week on Mackinac Island involving an e-bike battery. Electric bicycles are prohibited on the island with the...
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