The Munising Mustangs boys track team is continuing its winning ways with a Skyline Central Conference victory on Monday, May 21 at Rapid River High School. Munising doubled up the second-placed team Bark River-Harris 164-82 by winning eight of 17 total events. Superior Central finished tenth on the boys side. On the girls side, Bark River-Harris edged out Stephenson for the title, with Munising taking third. Senior Monique Brisson won the one- and two-mile runs to help push the Mustangs to a podium finish. Superior Central girls team finished tied for eighth with most of those points coming from Riley Moore’s victory in shot put.
To help boost awareness of changing conditions at Great Lakes beaches and save lives, double red warning flags are now in place at state-designated swim beaches along the Great Lakes in Michigan state parks.
Summer unofficially starts with the arrival of Memorial Day at the end of May. Although it is a holiday designed to honor American military personnel who have died in various wars, it also serves double-duty as a chance to gather with friends and loved ones and enjoy the return of the warm-weather entertaining season.
The Superior Central Cougars won both ends of a double header against their Alger County rivals on Tuesday, May 16. SC won 15-0, 27-12 in Eben Junction.
Jack Hubbard, former Burt Township supervisor and current chair of the Alger County Road Commission, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 15. He was 67 years old.
In the first meeting after the May 2 election, the Munising Public Schools Board of Education discussed the financial goals of the district after its sinking fund millage failed. “I was disappointed, but not discouraged.
William John Quarfoot expressed great displeasure with his attorney, the proceedings and any potential plea offers at 11th Circuit Court motion day on Tuesday, May 16 in the Alger County Courthouse. Facing one count of assault with a weapon, Quarfoot repeatedly yelled over his attorney, accused her of making deals against his best interest with the prosecution and claimed that the court lied about bond procedures so he would not receive his money back.
As of Friday, May 12, there have been 118 confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis among individuals who either work at or have visited the Escanaba Billerud Mill, according to the Public Health Delta and Menominee Counties (PHDM). Out of these cases, 14 individuals have been hospitalized. Additionally, there has been one reported death associated with this outbreak.
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