Category Archives: News

State Audit Shows Anti-Fraud Efforts Save $237 Million
Anti-fraud efforts of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Office of Inspector General saved taxpayers more than $237 million in fiscal year 2018. The MDHHS Office of Inspector...
Jack Hall Jul 11, 2019

Michigan Senators Want More Border Food Inspectors
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced bipart...
Jack Hall Jul 11, 2019

Escanaba Man Pleads Guilty In Strangulation Case
Kent Wesley King, 40, of Escanaba was sentenced to 5 years 11 months to 15 years in prison. King was sentenced following the entry of a guilty plea to Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm or by...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

Newberry Farmer's Market Opens On Thursday
Newberry Farmers' Market opens Thursday, July 11th. Great things expected at the Market, including: Lettuce Scallions Radishes Broccoli Eggs from the happiest chickens in the UP! (Matt Miotke) Smoked ...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

Downstate Man Charged In Hardee's Attempted Robbery
Mark James Wilson, 59, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was arraigned on charges of armed robbery in 94th District Court of Delta County. Wilson is currently held on $500,000 bond in the Delta County Jail. On ...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

UPHS Welcomes New Pediatrician To Escanaba
UP Health System is pleased to welcome Dr. Chasity C. Caperton to the UPHS - Doctors Park Pediatrics staff. Dr. Caperton earned her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Mississippi Medical Cen...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

Virtual Town Hall Meetings On Safe Drinking Water
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting Michigan Safe Drinking Water Virtual Town Halls that will be live streamed at 6 p.m. EST today (July 10) and July 11. ...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

U.P. Man Receives Medical Examiner Certification
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital is pleased to announce that Joe Jankowski, PA-C, has earned his medical examiner certification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Designed to imp...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

Great Lakes Governors Team Up On Asian Carp
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers in entering a Basinwide coalition to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin b...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

Nowack Hired As Mackinac Bridge Executive Secretary
Citing her vast experience and familiarity with the Mighty Mac, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) board approved longtime Chief Bridge Engineer Kim Nowack as the new executive secretary. Nowack, who...
Jack Hall Jul 10, 2019

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