Category Archives: News

$5M Grant Helps To Improve Cancer Research In U.P.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NHI), has awarded the Cancer Research of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan (CROWN) Consortium a $5 million grant to provid...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

Northern Michigan University Fall Enrollment Increases
Northern Michigan University's overall headcount for undergraduate and graduate students has increased by 137 compared with fall 2018, according to its 10th day enrollment report. There are 7,732 stud...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

US-8 Project Delayed By Three Weeks Near Norway
The reopening of the US-8 bridge over the Menominee River near Norway has been delayed until Oct. 4. The detour currently in place was set to be lifted Sept. 13, but the bridge is now expected to be r...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

Secretary of state Reviewing Marquette Election Results
The Secretary of State's Bureau of Elections once again is partnering with local election officials and national experts to perform risk-limiting audits, this time to verify the results of Aug. 6 loca...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

VA Holding Town Hall Meetings On Community Care
The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is inviting Veterans, their families, Veteran Service Organizations, and community health care partners to the following Veteran Town Halls September 10-12, 2019...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

Governor Whitmer Orders Flags Lowered Wednesday
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and on all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 to remember those who...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

M&M Community Foundation Gets Large Donation
The M&M Area Community Foundation (MMACF) announced today it has received a significant donation to the Future Fund endowment. The Fund provides an automatic $50 savings account to all kindergarte...
Jack Hall Sep 10, 2019

M-26 Repairs To Start Tuesday In Keweenaw County
Drivers on M-26 in the Eagle River area should expect lane closures and brief delays beginning this week as the next phase of a bridge repair project gets under way. Tentatively starting Tuesday, Sept...
Jack Hall Sep 09, 2019

Peters Gives Comments On Dept. Of Homeland Security
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today helped lead a hearing to discuss how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) h...
Jack Hall Sep 09, 2019

LaFave Announces Summer Photo Contest Winners
State Rep. Beau LaFave recently announced the winners of his summer photo contest. Residents from Dickinson, Menominee, and Delta counties submitted photos for consideration. The winning photos were s...
Jack Hall Sep 09, 2019

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