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Munson Healthcare to open 2 surgical outpatient centers in Northern Michigan
CADILLAC — More outpatient care options are coming to two Northern Michigan communities. Munson Healthcare announced new outpatient surgery centers in Cadillac and Gaylord. Peter Marinoff, president of Cadillac Hospital and Munson HealthCare’s south region, said site activity has already begun in Cadillac. Marinoff said the outpatient surgery centers are part of Munson’s transformation plan. Marinoff said they were very intentional with the locations they chose, with easy access to nearby highways.
Sault Ste. Marie area kids get school supplies through Project Backpack
SAULT STE. MARIE — On Friday, parents got some help getting their kids ready for the upcoming school year. United Way of the Eastern U.P.’s annual Project Backpack event took place at Lake Superior State University’s Norris Center. 400 backpacks, filled with school supplies and information, were given away to school-aged children. The event was open to residents of Chippewa County with no proof of income required. In addition to the backpack giveaway, several organizations were onsite to provide information. RELATED: Local nonprofit makes sure foster kids start off the school year right
Man killed, woman seriously injured in Mecosta Co. 2-car crash
On Friday, deputies responded to a deadly two-car crash at the intersection of 8 Mile Road and US-131 in Mecosta Township. They said the crash happened around 2:30 p.m. when a Nissan driven by a man from Belmont turned left as he was exiting the freeway. A Ford SUV driven by a woman from Remus was headed east on 8 Mile Rd and T-boned the Nissan. The 64-year-old Nissan driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 64-year-old woman, was transported by Aeromed to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for critical injuries. The Ford SUV driver had minor injuries. Deputies said she was released on scene, but the crash remains under investigation.
Manufacturers Association seeks nominations for Manufacturing Excellence Awards
The MMA awards program recognizes the contributions of the state’s most innovative manufacturing leaders, organizations and products, those that propel the future of manufacturing forward through grit and determination.
DHD#10 confirms West Nile Virus in bird from Kalkaska Co.
District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) said they were notified of a West Nile Virus infection in a Kalkaska County bird. The bird was treated but had to be euthanized after its symptoms didn’t improve. RELATED: West Nile Virus found in Upper Peninsula bird populations DHD#10 said no human cases of West Nile Virus have been detected in their district.
Jim Dreyer ends latest attempt to swim across Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN (AP) — A 60-year-old swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 apparently has ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device shows Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday in western Michigan, two days after he began swimming to Wisconsin. Dreyer was attempting to swim to Milwaukee from Grand Haven, Michigan, an odyssey that likely would have covered more than 80 miles (128.7 kilometers). Dreyer, who calls himself The Shark, didn’t return phone messages Friday from The Associated Press. The U.S. Coast Guard, which patrols the Great Lakes, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and local police agencies said they didn’t know if he had given up.
Great Lakes Boat Building School Beerfest fundraiser on tap Aug. 23
Following a hiatus in 2023 for site preparations related to an upcoming construction project this year's Great Lakes Boat Building School Beerfest will take place at Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville.
IRONMAN 70.3 Michigan race in September already sold out
FRANKFORT — Though the race is over a month away, Michigan’s IRONMAN 70.3 race has officially sold out. Over 2,100 racers will take to Frankfort on Sept. 15 to tackle the half IRONMAN, which features over 70 miles of running and biking along the renowned M-22 highway and swimming in Lake Michigan. The Michigan IRONMAN course has been voted the most beautiful nationally for three years in a row, and they’re looking to take home the honor a fourth time. Director of sports and events for Traverse City Tourism, Mickey Graham, said organizers are ready to give contestants an unforgettable experience. “This is their challenge, and whether they’re raising money or they just want to do it, like I said, for physical fitness or just something that they want [to] check off the bucket list. And when you see those people cross the finish line, and you see the emotion that they actually did it – that, to me, is what’s really special about the IRONMAN.”
Shepler’s Ferry adjusts to Mackinac Island Ferry Company St. Ignace closure
This weekend, Aug. 9-11, Shepler’s Ferry will run ferries to and from Mackinac Island every 15 minutes. Ferries will leave from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. Due to the high volume of guests, Shepler’s said they will not be running any Mighty Mac tours under the Mackinac Bridge from their St. Ignace location for the foreseeable future. Mackinac Island Ferry Company (MIFC), formerly Star Line, currently has a limited schedule of boats leaving from Mackinaw City. The MIFC St. Ignace dock is not operational. Shuttle service is available for transport between the Shepler’s and MIFC parking lots.
Stellantis warns union of potentially thousands of job cuts at plant outside Detroit
DETROIT — Stellantis is warning union workers that it could lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 union workers employed at a truck plant just outside of Detroit. The job cuts would be at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant, which builds an older version of the Ram 1500 pickup called the Tradesman, sold mainly to commercial businesses. The company came out with a new version of the truck in 2018, and for the 2025 model year there’s a new Tradesman. It’s likely that job cuts will be lower than the that because of early retirement offers that are under way already, and due to seniority bumping rights, said Stellantis spokeswoman Jodi Tinson. Stellantis is shifting production of the new Tradesman to the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan. So the company will lay off one shift of workers at the Warren facility.
Kingsley launches Northern Michigan’s first Naval Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corp program
Kingsley High School in Northern Michigan has launched the first Naval Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corp program in the region which is open to all high school students and offers a comprehensive curriculum centered on naval science and leadership development.
First Lt. Roger Craig promoted to post commander at MSP Traverse City Post
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — The Michigan State Police on Friday announced the promotion of First Lt. Roger Craig to the Michigan State Police Traverse City Post Commander. Craig is a native of Greenville, Michigan. He enlisted in the Army National Guard in 2006 and earned his bachelor’s degree at Central Michigan University. In 2011, he was commissioned as an infantry officer and completed a combat tour in Afghanistan. Craig began his career with the MSP on May 2013, as a member of the 125th Trooper Recruit School. His first post assignment was at the MSP Metro Post as a trooper. Craig was assigned in the Secure Cities Partnership where he worked in Detroit, Inkster, Pontiac, Highland Park, Harper Woods and Hamtramck.
Baby gorilla is born at Detroit Zoo, the first in its 96-year history
ROYAL OAK (AP) — It’s a baby — gorilla. The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. “Bandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important for a first-time mom,” said Tami Brightrall, the zoo’s associate curator of mammals. The baby gorilla doesn’t have a name yet, and the sex has not been determined. The newcomer now four other gorillas at the zoo, including Bandia and father Mshindi, all of which arrived a year ago.
Sen. Peters talks about Soo Locks construction on his annual motorcycle trip
SAULT STE. MARIE — Sen. Gary Peters visited the Soo Locks on the second day of his annual motorcycle trip across Michigan. Each year, Peters rides hundreds of miles. This trip took him from Kalamazoo on Wednesday to Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, with stops in Wyoming and Traverse City, before he heads to Sanford on Friday. He was joined along the way by veterans, union workers, motorcycle safety advocates and constituents. Peters helped secure $450 million for the Soo Locks construction project in the 2025 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. If passed into law, the funding should allow the Army Corps of Engineers to to start construction on phase three. “This is clearly a national economic security issue. It’s why we need the redundancies in the locks and why we need to make sure these locks are able to operate efficiently – and know that the country is relying on them doing that,” said Peters.
Whitmer asks the USDA to assist struggling Michigan cherry farmers
TRAVERSE CITY — Many enjoyed the mild winter we had earlier this year, but Northern Michigan cherry farmers weren’t happy. When cherries experience too much warm weather and humidity, it opens up doors to invasive species and fungi. With the Earth’s climate warming, that’s likely to happen more and more. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for relief for cherry farmers suffering from a particularly disastrous year of weather. “The amount of rain that we had caused us to have to spray over and over to keep out disease, and we just couldn’t keep up with what was happening. It’s heartbreaking when all the costs that we put into our orchards were done by the time that we saw these problems happening,” said Emily Miezio, Michigan Cherry Committee board member and Cherry Marketing Institute chairperson.
Intense and frequent training keeps Michigan’s K-9 officers ready to respond
GAYLORD — K-9 teams from police units across Northern Michigan come together every week for training. We got an inside look at how this training keeps canine officers and their human partners ready for action. “The K-9 teams themselves, they go through 14 weeks of intensive training where the dog and the K-9 handler actually bond,” said Lt. Derrick Carroll, Michigan State Police. “To become a K-9 team member, they have a very stringent application process. They also have to complete a cross-country run through mud, swamp, and trees. And you have to finish in the top percentage just to get an interview.” All that training means handlers are in peak physical shape to take on any emergency with their K-9 partner. Carroll said each dog has a specialty, including scents, narcotics, explosives and a relatively new task: person-borne explosives.
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