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4 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — A Vestaburg man who sent threatening messages to Cadillac City Manager Marcus Peccia and former Mayor Carla Filkins was given the maximum sentence for the charges he faced. During a hearing Wednesday in Wexford County 84th District Court, Jamie Andrew Moore was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading no contest to four charges. Moore was charged with using a computer to commit a crime and three counts of malicious use of a telecommunication service in connection with a Jan.
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4 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — Plans for a much-anticipated Italian restaurant in the works for the Dockside Inn in Cadillac West have fallen through due to staffing issues. According to restaurant co-owner Mike Blackmer, they were prepared to reopen the restaurant on Wednesday but at the last minute lost vital back-of-the-house staff, including the head chef.
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4 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
June 4, 1925Representatives of the Ford Motor Co. visited several of Cadillac’s leading manufacturing institutions Wednesday for the purpose of getting ideas as to the efficiency methods of local plants. G.J. Hughes, plant engineer of the Iron Mountain Ford properties, L.A. Offer from the Highland Park engineering department and D.J. Hutchins, manager of sales of products, were the members of the inspecting party. William L.
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4 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — The threat of rain did not put a damper on the graduation celebration in Cadillac Tuesday evening. The Cadillac Innovation High School Class of 2025, comprised of 51 students, were celebrated during commencement ceremonies at the Rotary Performing Arts Pavilion. School director Nicole Richardson said this is the biggest graduating class so far for Innovation High.
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5 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
MANTON — Firefighters and EMS personnel were dispatched Tuesday evening to reports of a structure fire northeast of Manton. The fire was reported by a passerby near the intersection of North 45 Road and East 14 Road in Cedar Creek Township. The fire was called in around 5:15 p.m. Firefighters on scene reported thick smoke coming from a building.
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5 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services this week released its updated Eat Safe Fish Guide and for the first time, fish from Wexford County waterways have been flagged for the presence of PFAS. Prior to the latest Eat Safe Fish report, mercury was the only contaminant listed in fish pulled from lakes in Wexford, Missaukee and Osceola counties.
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5 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — There was a magical moment several years ago when Andy VanAlst stepped through a thicket deep within the property he had just purchased at the northeast corner of M-115 and West Division Street in Selma Township. “It was like stepping into Oz,” said VanAlst, who up to that point had only seen dense brush and swamps; as he walked out of the brush, he witnessed for the first time a picturesque pond teeming with wildlife of all sorts — one of several on the property.
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5 days ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — In order for mistakes not to be repeated in the future, it's necessary to understand why they were made in the past. On Monday, Cadillac City Council member Robert Engels tried to achieve this understanding by asking pointed questions about the Local Development Finance Authority. The LDFA was formed in the 1990s to manage the cleanup of contaminated groundwater under the Cadillac industrial park.
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1 week ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
May 30, 1925The weather failed to satisfy one holiday celebrant, who deemed it not hot enough for him and he drank canned heat, thereby acquiring a nice jag. He was arrested on South Mitchell Street and gave the name of Fred Church. He was arraigned this morning and fined $15 and $3 costs or 40 days in jail. He wired to Bay City for the money and will doubtless pay his fine. John Nelson was speeding on the North Boulevard and was fined $5 and $3. He paid.
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1 week ago | 
cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere
CADILLAC — The Cadillac City Council recently OK’d the installation of a feature along the Keith McKellop Walkway that combines reading and physical activity. According to information contained in council’s agenda packet, a “Story Stroll” is an illustrated children’s book that is disassembled and displayed page by page along a frequently visited walking route, encouraging families to engage with the story while enjoying a leisurely stroll.
