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Bear Lake man sent to prison for ‘systematic period of abuse over a number of years’
A Bear Lake man was sent to prison Monday for sexually abusing a child for years. Cain Magana-Viera, 39, was sentenced to prison for three counts of criminal sexual conduct second degree against a person under the age of 13. Magana-Viera appeared in front of Manistee County's 19th Circuit Court...
Cadillac Area YMCA continues to grow
CADILLAC — The Cadillac Area YMCA reached a significant milestone in 2023 — more than 100,000 member check-ins. The YMCA, founded in Cadillac in 2002, serves members predominantly from Wexford, Missaukee and Osceola counties, but everyone is welcome. The Cadillac Y also participates in the YMCA Nationwide program, which allows the use of most other YMCA facilities across the U.S.
Winning streak continue for Manistee Saints
MANISTEE — Picking up four more wins over the weekend, the Manistee Saints ran their winning streak to eight in a row and continue to warm up for next week’s NABF Regional tournament they are hosting for the fourth straight year. After hosting the Carson City Eagles in...
Photos: Scandinavian exchange students meet, reflect on time in Bear Lake
In most cases, if a pair of Bear Lake High School alums get together for a cup of coffee, it is not likely to be considered a particularly remarkable occurrence. When the alumni in question attended the school in the 1960s as foreign exchange students hailing from Scandinavia and had never met before, things start to get interesting.
Photos: Hill Harper visits Manistee on US Senate campaign trail
MANISTEE — A Democratic candidate for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat which has been held by the retiring Debbie Stabenow since 2001 visited Manistee Monday. Hill Harper spoke at the Art Park on the east end of River Street for about 30 minutes in front of a crowd of more than 20 before heading to Benzie County, Cadillac and Brighton as part of his campaign trail.
Debra Ann Chilcote
Debra Ann Chilcote of Cadillac passed away July 14, 2024 at home. She was 61. Debra was born April 10, 1963 in Bangor, Maine to Floyd Michael and Wilma Jean (Curtis) Johnstone and they preceded her in death. Debra worked at McKinley Elementary School as an aide and in the...
What was Northernaire Plating Co.?
CADILLAC — A request for additional PFAS testing in the Cadillac industrial park has brought renewed attention to a factory that operated in the area primarily during the 1970s. While a definitive source of PFAS in the groundwater has not been determined, the Environmental Protection Agency has asked for...
Today in history: City agrees to remove fence at Kenwood Park
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” the massive and much heralded film production of Victor Hugo’s story masterpiece which swept into overnight fame in New York, will be given its local premier at the Lyric Theatre Thursday, when it begins a three-day engagement. Never before, it is said, has there been offered a picture production representing so stupendous a cost — $1,500,000 — never a film presentation so exact in its details, so artistic in its conception, so wonderful in the acting of the 75 principals, 200 sub-principals and in the handling of the mob scenes in which more than 3,000 persons take part. Lon Chaney, admittedly the finest interpreter of unusual character roles on either stage or screen, plays the stellar part of “Quasimodo,” the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame.
Council approves construction of 2 microparks, tasting room application
CADILLAC — The city of Cadillac will be home to a couple of new park areas thanks to a grant provided by Consumers Energy. The city council on Monday unanimously approved the construction of two “microparks” — one on Haynes Street and the other on the White Pine Trail.
Hit-and-run crash reported in Onekama, per latest police blotter
MANISTEE COUNTY — The following includes reports made to the Manistee County Sheriff’s Office from July 8-10. All calls may not be reported. This is part of a lengthy report and is compiled by assistant editor Arielle Breen. July 8. • A vehicle-deer accident was reported at 5:12...
Ahh-ooga: Model T club fills the streets of Cadillac with classic Fords
CADILLAC — On Monday, downtown Cadillac transformed into what it may have looked like more than a century ago when a vintage car club kicked off its annual week-long event. The Model T Ford Club International rolled into town, bringing with it a remarkable fleet of vintage automobiles for its 67th annual tour. A whopping 250 Model Ts, hailing from 26 states and two Canadian provinces, filled Cadillac Commons for a splendid car show and a charming historical fashion show.
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The Mason County District Library is pleased to welcome back Cirque Amongus to teach circus tricks to children on Monday, July 22 at 2 p.m. in Ludington and Wednesday, July 24 at 2 p.m. in Scottville. This event is part of the Summer Reading Program and will be held outdoors...
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