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Three Cornell residents charged, arraigned in animal cruelty case

CORNELL — Three Cornell residents have been arrested and arraigned on multiple animal cruelty charges, including charges related to the deaths of several animals. On Monday, Kruzz Makosky, Brianna Makosky and Nichole Jarvey appeared in the 94th District Court. All were arrested Saturday and lodged in the Delta County Jail on a $10,000 cash/surety bond. The three co-defendants each face identical charges: eight counts of abandoning or cruelty to one animal resulting in the animal’s death and one count of abandoning or cruelty to 25 or more animals. The charge of abandoning ...

Top 10 Pet Idol contestants

The Top 10 contestants in the 2026-2027 Pet Idol competition are featured in today’s edition of the Daily Press! Round two of voting is officially open, so be sure to show your favorite furry finalist some love and cast your vote before Monday, Aug. 31. Contestents featured on page A8.

Gladstone Commission opens 29th to ORVs, seeks to sell land, extends energy contract

GLADSTONE -- During its last regular meeting, the Gladstone City Commission extended a contract with WPPI Energy, hired a realtor to sell city-owned property in another township and removed a street near Cameron Elementary from the list of places prohibited to off-road vehicles (ORVs). The City of Gladstone is a member of WPPI Energy, which supplies electricity to 51 communities in Wisconsin, Iowa and Upper Michigan. Brett Niemi from WPPI explained that in order to carry out projects, the time in the contract needs to extend beyond a project's duration. The existing power supply ...

LaBonte of Escanaba named to head UPSET

ESCANABA — On Monday, the Michigan State Police (MSP) announced the promotion of Detective Sergeant Matthew LaBonte to Detective Lieutenant, where he will oversee the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET). UPSET is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force serving all 15 ...

Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse: Where history and haunting legends meet

Editor’s note: This story on the Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse is the eighth in a series on the area’s lighthouses and lightships. GULLIVER — By day, the Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse serves as the only active beacon on the north shore of Lake Michigan. By night, it has earned a ...

A second job for both of them

HYDE — When Tony Beauchamp refers to himself and his partner, Julie Sanville, doing something together, he uses a phrase common in the English-speaking world: "both of us." Except that with a Yooper accent, it sounds more like "bot' ofuz." Or, as Sanville thought to style it, "BEAU da ...