Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ROCKLAND - There were five snowmobile accidents in the Rockland, Mass-Greenland vicinity this winter and the Rockland Fire Department decided they needed to have the ability to help in the rescue efforts. The department had been considering a purchase of a 8 wheel Argo- Ambius ATV with a large track, but it was a rescue of snowmobilers in the Porkies that made the final decision. While efforts were being made to rescue lost snowmobilers a few months ago, a sheriff department rescue pod became...
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - A freshwater channel that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas is a premier Midwestern tourist attraction and a photographer's delight, offering spectacular vistas of two Great Lakes, several islands and one of the world's longest suspension bridges. But nowadays the Straits of Mackinac is drawing attention for something that is out of sight and usually out of mind, and which some consider a symbol of the dangers lurking in the nation's sprawling web of buried...
DETROIT (AP) - The author of a controversial study of adult children often cited by opponents of gay marriage defended his work in court Monday but also said it's too early for social scientists to make far-reaching conclusions about families headed by same-sex couples. University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus testified for more than three hours as a witness for the state of Michigan, which is defending a ban on gay marriage. The constitutional amendment, approved by voters in 2004, is...
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Police Chief James Craig stood at attention in the pulpit and snapped his right hand to his forehead, offering a crisp salute in the direction of the casket below him. "Chief Jayvon: Rest in peace," Craig said, before walking to his seat amid thunderous applause from those who gathered Monday to say a final goodbye to Jayvon Felton, who died last week after a 10-month battle with leukemia. Jayvon, who always had wanted to be a Detroit police officer, got his wish in...
