REGION – The spring tornado season is looming as outdoor temperatures warm and winds increase. To address that pending situation, the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management, and Division of Homeland Security last week held a statewide tornado warning drill.
BELLAIRE – In 1994, Bellaire High School graduate Jennifer Barnard entered the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant under the ROTC scholarship program after graduation from Michigan Tech University with a degree in metallurgical engineering.
REGION – On almost any Saturday morning, the gym at the Helena Township Community Center in Alden is busy with the game of pickleball, a game that takes aspects of tennis and table tennis and sets them on a badminton-sized court. Players come from throughout the area to fight winter inertia.
REGION – Spring may have officially sprung last week on March 20, but as those who live here know all too well, that doesn't necessarily mean warm temperatures and blooming flowers will quickly follow.
BELLAIRE – After hearing biting criticism during public comment regarding its March 7 decision not to accept the Veterans Affairs committee's recommendation for a new member and, instead, appoint someone else, the Antrim County Board of Commissioners failed to support a motion to appoint and conf
BELLAIRE – Before once again taking up the controversial topic of appointing a new member of the Veterans Affairs committee, the Antrim County Board of Commissioners took care of a number of other business items during its evening meeting of Thursday, March 21.
REGION – An annual University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute study released last week showed that residents of both Antrim and Kalkaska counties are healthier now than they were just a few years ago.
MANCELONA – Saying that a "cease and desist" letter sent by the State of Michigan's Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) regarding the operation of a t-bar lift on his property is "simply a request to meet state standards for future operation," Mt.
ELK RAPIDS – In a little over a week, the Elk Rapids Lions Club gathered, purchased, donated and set up furniture, along with other room accents for the counseling department of Elk Rapids High School.