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Tprs. from the Wakefield State Police Post were dispatched to a rollover accident off of the 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy. near W. SP Service Rd. near the Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
A passerby discovered the vehicle at approximately 9am Saturday morning and called 911. It is unclear at this time when the accident occurred.
It appears Jessie Lavigne (31 yoa) of Gladstone was travelling North on the 107th Engineers Memorial Hwy. when he lost control of his 2006 FORD van on a curve, went into the ditch striking several trees and rolling over on to the passenger side. Lavigne was unresponsive when first responders arrived. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle and had to be extricated from the vehicle.
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Feb 17, 2021
SILVER CITY Clete Andrew Balbough, 72, of Silver City, passed away peacefully at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital on February 4, 2021.
Clete was born in Sault Ste. Marie, on March 24, 1948, to Cletus David and Vienna Catherine Balbough. He grew up in various Michigan Wilderness State Parks, graduating from White Pine High School in 1966. He married Joanne Bush on February 21, 1976, in White Pine. Together they raised their daughters, Tawnee and Sarah. As a family they enjoyed many outdoor adventures including camping, boating, fishing, snowmobiling and skiing.
Clete worked for 32 years at the White Pine Copper Mine. He worked many aspects of the mining industry but enjoyed being a maintenance man the most. When the mine closed he was employed for five years constructing, and then managing, the Subterra greenhouse within the White Pine mine. He ended his career working seasonally at the Porcupine Mountain State Park.