Category Archives: News

Committee Passes Bill To Hire More Food Inspectors
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Cornyn (R-TX) and De...
Jack Hall Jul 24, 2019

Michigan Students Win National Transportation Event
A student team from the University of Michigan (U-M) was announced as the winners of the second annual Transportation Technology Tournament by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE). The...
Jack Hall Jul 24, 2019

Munising Residents Can Comment On Road Project
A public hearing in Munising Tuesday on a major road project planned for next year in Munising. It will be an upgrade of M-28 through the city that will include a roundabout and other improvements, su...
Jack Hall Jul 24, 2019

Four Running For Escanaba City Council Seats
City Council Nominating Petitions were due in the City Clerk's Office by 4:00 p.m., on July 23, 2019, 15 weeks prior to the City Council Election. The following individuals successfully submitted nomi...
Jack Hall Jul 24, 2019

Dickinson County Hospital Seeks $25 Million Loan
Dickinson County Healthcare System is seeking a federal loan of nearly 25-million dollars. The financially-troubled facility made the announcement Tuesday. Nearly ten million of the amount would pay o...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2019

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Names New CEO
The Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Board of Directors has selected Hunter Nostrant, CMA, CHFP, CSBI as its new Chief Executive Officer. Nostrant is a familiar face at HNJH having been Chief Operating Off...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2019

Governor Signs Bill Allowing Mackinac Island Drones
Sen. Wayne Schmidt joined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in her Capitol office as she signed into law his legislation that would allow Mackinac Island to regulate the use of certain drones. "The popularity and...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2019

Michigan AG Wants Wolves To Stay On Endangered List
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week urging it to abandon its flawed proposal to remove the gray wolf from the endangered an...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2019

NMU Track Team Honored For Academic Success
Northern Michigan University Track & Field saw six student-athletes earn U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic Honors. As a team, the Wildcats also earned All-Acade...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2019

Peters Wants Improvements To VA Caregivers Program
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) caregiver program. According to recent reports, caregivers...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2019

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