Proposal would let road commission agents carry firearms

LANSINGProposed legislation in the House would allow county road commission agents to carry personal firearms while on the job.The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tom Kunse, R- Clare, would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code that currently prohibits agents from carrying licensed firearms unless they are...

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MDARD announces detection of bovine tuberculosis-positive herd in Charlevoix County

LANSINGThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting a case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a dairy herd from Charlevoix County, located west of Michigan’s Modified Accredited Zone (MAZ) – an area where the disease is known to be present in the white-tailed deer...

Cadillac adult foster care administrator charged with involuntary manslaughter following death of resident

LANSINGOn Feb. 24, Kristi Tucker-Fleischfresser, 39, was arraigned before Judge Corey J. Wiggins in the 84th District Court in Cadillac on multiple felony charges related to the 2022 death of a resident of Pleasant Lake Lodge in Cadillac, where Tucker-Fleischfresser was the administrator, announced...

Hospice of Gladwin Area Understanding Grief starts in April

GLADWINHospice of Gladwin Area Understanding Grief will take place April 14 through May 19, 2026, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Gladwin Free Methodist Church Conference Room located at 1312 N.State Street, Gladwin.It will provide a safe, supportive, educational and healthy grieving space centered on...

Gladwin man arrested in Clare County

CLARE COUNTYOn Feb. 23, 2026, the Clare County Central Dispatch received information from the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office reporting that 25-year-old Gladwin man, Lane Michael Last, had made threats toward family members.

Gladwin basketball has to rally to win district championship

SHEPHERDAmidst the 22 wins in a row the Gladwin boys’ basketball team had amassed heading into Friday’s Division 2 district championship game were a 63-32 thrashing of Shepherd on Jan. 5 and a 68-37 repeat on Jan. 27.The third meeting of the Jack Pine Conference rivals was in the Blue Jays gym for...