Category Archives: News

U.P. Regional Blood Center Needs More Donations
The UP Regional Blood Center is currently experiencing a critical need for O-pos, O-neg, A-pos, and A-neg blood types. The UP Regional Blood Center has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock, Escanaba...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

VA Medical Center To Hold POW/MIA Event Friday
The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan, will be holding a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. (CT) Friday, September 20, 2019, at Pine Grove Country Club...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Canadian Companies To Present At U.P. Meeting
Presentations by representatives of three energy providers have been scheduled for the Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force meeting scheduled for Friday, Sept. 20, at Finlandia University. The presentati...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Cambensy, LaFave Vote In Favor Of School Aid Budget
An updated and expanded version of the School Aid budget passed the House today after House Democrats fought to see key changes made reflecting the priorities of everyday Michiganders, including an in...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

College Students Named To Secretary of State Council
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced the members of her new Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which will meet over the next two months and make recommendations for improving voter e...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Nessel Challenging Changes To Federal Nursing Home Laws
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who launched an aggressive Elder Abuse Task Force earlier this year, is challenging a proposed federal rule that would weaken nursing home regulations and potent...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Heavy Rains Cause Flooding In Delta, Menominee Counties
Heavy rains drenched the southern U-P early Thursday morning, causing widespread flooding. The National Weather Service says the hardest-hit areas were in southern Menominee County, where more than fi...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Delta County Woman Sentenced After Drug Investigation
Krystal Mary White, 33, of Escanaba was sentenced to 23 months to 5 years in prison. White was sentenced following the entry of a guilty plea to Attempted Delivery/Manufacture of Methamphetamine. On J...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Escanaba Woman Sentenced On Meth Possession Charges
Kelley Liane Hansen, 27, of Escanaba was sentenced to 12 months in the Delta County Jail. Hansen was sentenced following the entry of a guilty plea to Possession of Methamphetamine. On June 2, 2018, a...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

Gladstone Man Sentenced For Stealing Handgun
Spencer Dean Lafave, 20, of Gladstone was sentenced to 12 months in the Delta County Jail. Lafave was sentenced following the entry of a guilty plea as charged to Larceny of a Firearm, punishable by u...
Jack Hall Sep 19, 2019

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