Aug 1, 2026 | Elections, News
By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Alger County voters will decide Aug. 4 whether to renew the Michigan State University Extension millage that supports educational programs and services throughout the county. The proposal would renew a 0.25-mill levy for five...
Aug 1, 2026 | Elections, News
By Briana Rupel Beacon Correspondent The 433 registered voters of Burt Township will have a chance to vote Aug. 4 on a combined millage for emergency services. Three separate millages for fire response, law enforcement and ambulance services were approved...
Jul 31, 2026 | Elections, News
By Nicole Gearhart Beacon Correspondent The Alger County Commission on Aging will be seeking a millage renewal on the Aug. 4 ballot. ACCOA Director Kris Lindquist said she hopes residents will bear in mind that this is a continuation of an existing millage, and not a...
Jul 30, 2026 | Features, News
Photo courtesy of Nick Livermore ‘The light of the room’ By Jennifer Champagne Managing Editor Before she became the subject of a missing person investigation, Starla Goings was something far more important to the people who knew and loved her. She was a mother to...
Jul 28, 2026 | Community, News
By Greg “Ponzie” Pond Guest Columnist I met Goofus in Munising in 1981. Like a lot of people who crossed his path, I didn’t just meet him — I got swept up in him. He came flying into our lives the way he did everything else — loud, fearless and carrying that...
Jul 28, 2026 | Events, News
By Samantha Meyer Beacon Correspondent Fans of classic rock and country music can look forward to an evening of familiar favorites as Angels & Outlaws returns to Munising for another performance in the Alger Parks and Recreation Department’s Concert in the Park...
