Jim Alton’s January 2016 Veterans Affairs column

Posted on December 28th, 2015
Army to review soldier misconduct charges: The U.S. Army will conduct an investigation in response to allegations that 22,000 soldiers diagnosed with mental health problems were discharged for misconduct. The investigation comes in response to a group of 12 senators who called for the military… Read More

Kiogima Sentencing

Posted on November 25th, 2015
On November 24, 2015, Defendant Melvin Lee Kiogima was sentenced in the 57th Circuit Court in Emmet County on the two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct-Fourth Degree stemming from his no contest plea on October 12, 2015. Circuit Court Judge Charles W. Johnson sentenced Defendant Kiogima to 1 year in… Read More

Sheriff warns of IRS scam in area

Posted on November 19th, 2015
Emmet County residents have been receiving calls from someone claiming they are the IRS. This is a SCAM. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office is telling residents: Do not give them any money or personal information. If they leave a message do not call them back. This scam has been going on all over… Read More

Jon DuBay

Posted on November 11th, 2015

Jon DuBay: Keeping U.S. Army helicopters running during the Korean War

As a helicopter electrician in South Korea, it was Army E4-P Specialist Jonathan DuBay’s responsibility to ride with the pilot on the first flight after he repaired a grounded aircraft. “If I worked on a helicopter to fix it,… Read More

Jim Alton’s November Veterans Affairs column

Posted on November 11th, 2015
Each month, Emmet County VA Director Jim Alton writes a column about issues important to veterans and their families. It is published here and also in the Petoskey News-Review. His November column appears below. To read past columns, click here Wreaths across America reminder Just a reminder that… Read More

2015-10-15: Sheriff News Release

Posted on October 15th, 2015
According to Sheriff Pete Wallin, on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Emmet County Deputies, were on an unrelated traffic stop, in the Wal-Mart Parking lot, Bear Creek Township, when they were approached by two males, who stated they had a male subject pull up to their car and pointed… Read More

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