Joseph Ficht
Joseph Ficht, age 51 of Brown City, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Carman Funeral Home in Brown City.
Dianne Chrzan
Dianne Chrzan, age 72 of Cass City, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016. Services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Kranz Funeral Home in Cass City where visitation will be
Jean Allen
Jean Allen, age 77 of Deckerville, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Apsey Funeral Home in Deckerville where visitation will be held on
James R. Magraw
James R. Magraw, age 73 of Marlette, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family. Arrangements are
Shirley Schwabauer
Shirley Schwabauer, age 87 of Brown City, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Missionary Church at Burnside. Visitation at the Carman Funeral
Sandusky City Council adopts budget; several projects slated for fiscal year
(SANDUSKY) — Following a public hearing on Monday evening, the Sandusky City Council adopted the budget for the fiscal year beginning on April 1.
H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL February 15-19
Monday, February 15 Akron-Fairgrove 46, Deckerville 43 Capac 32, Dryden 12 Caseville 34, Mayville 24 Millington 46, Essexville Garber 37 Otisville Lakeville 62, Caro 33
H.S. BOYS BASKETBALL February 15-19
Monday, February 15 Caro 65, Otisville Lakeville 42 Mayville 58, Caseville 48
CPS Schools working with MASB in Superintendent Search
(CARSONVILLE-PORT SANILAC) — The Carsonville-Port Sanilac School Board met last Thursday and heard from Tom Smith of the Michigan Association of School Boards regarding the search for a new Superintendent.
Marlette PD warns of vehicle B&E’s

(MARLETTE) — Marlette Police report that several unsecured vehicles were gone through over the weekend in the Marlette area and miscellaneous items were stolen including CD’s, money, and cell phones. Officers remind residents to lock their vehicles
Man falls while hunting coyotes, dies from gunshot
(OREGON TOWNSHIP) — A man who feared coyotes were threatening his chickens has been fatally shot with his own gun after falling from a tree stand.
After 70 years, Port Huron construction supplier is closing
(PORT HURON) — A Port Huron business that has been around for 70 years is closing due to a pension dispute with a union.
Comcast TV outage hits much of US, but problem mostly fixed
UNDATED (AP) – Customers of Comcast Corp. lost part of their cable television service for several hours in many major U.S. metropolitan areas Monday. But the company says it has fixed the problem in most places.
Plans move forward for southwestern Michigan solar project
WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Plans are moving forward for an Indiana Michigan Power solar power project in southwestern Michigan.
ADT being purchased by Apollo Global for $6.94 billion
NEW YORK (AP) – Home security services company ADT has agreed to be purchased by affiliates of Apollo Global Management for about $6.94 billion.
Kendrick Lamar wins five Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kendrick Lamar was the night’s biggest winner at the Grammys.
Taylor Swift at the Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Taylor Swift is dedicating her album of the year Grammy to women who feel they are picked on or discouraged by others. And though she didn’t mention him by name, it seemed her
Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson wins Record of the Year
LOS ANGELES (AP) – It was the song it seemed everyone knew, sang – and, for the most part liked. And now “Uptown Funk” has the official Grammy stamp of approval to go along with all that.
Rihanna, Lauryn Hill both miss Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Both Rihanna and Lauryn Hill ended up missing their performances at the Grammys.
Tributes to late artists highlight Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AP) – It could have made for a somber affair. But the tributes to the big-name musicians who have died in the past year turned out to be more of a celebration of their lives
Alabama Shakes-triple Grammy winners
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A huge night for Alabama Shakes.
Adele’s performance marred by glitch
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Some live shows feature wardrobe malfunctions. In this case, it was a microphone malfunction that marred a performance by Adele at the Grammys.
Beyonce responds to Super Bowl criticism
LOS ANGELES (AP) – If you were expecting to hear Beyonce apologize for her Super Bowl performance, forget it.
Michigan is favorite in Big Ten after strong finish in 2015
UNDATED (AP) – Six schools have won or shared a Big Ten baseball championship since 2009, and there will be a seventh if the coaches’ preseason poll turns out to be right.
Lions hire QB coach Brian Callahan, former Broncos assistant
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – The Detroit Lions have hired quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan.
Nelson keys 3-goal second period as Islanders beat Red Wings
NEW YORK (AP) – Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist to key a three-goal second period and the New York Islanders beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Monday.
Angela Beals
Angela Beals, age 42 of Croswell, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Services will be held on Friday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Croswell Wesleyan Church. Visitation at the Pomeroy Funeral Home in Croswell