Category Archives: News

Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 4101, 4249 and 4118, and Senate Bills 129, 192, and 193 relating to a variety of topics, from a bill amending the requirements for the levels of a gr...

The Marinette Recreation Department received two grants recently to support programming. The first, a $1,500 grant from Youth Advisory Committee Fund held at the M&M Area Community Foundation, is ...

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of two new KTM motorcycles from Race Driven Inc (Formerly known as Zambon's North Country Sales) in Marquette Township. The motorcycles...

All four Aspirus hospitals in the Upper Peninsula have received MPRO's 2019 Governor's Award of Excellence for "Effective Reporting and Measurement." The hospitals include Aspirus Ironwood, Aspirus Ir...

Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 150, a supplemental appropriations bill sponsored by Sen. Jim Stamas, R-Midland, which includes $28.8 million in gross spending, while also issuing a...

Congressman Jack Bergman delivered news today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will buy an additional $15 million of U.S. tart cherries. In March, Rep. Bergman helped secure $15 million ...

Bay College in Escanaba will welcome Victoria Vox to the Besse Center stage on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 PM EST and tickets are currently on sale. Vox is a sought after, award-winning songwriter and ...

The Escanaba Municipal Beach will be opening for the season on Monday, June 24th. Hours will be 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. seven days a week with certified lifeguards. The Webster Wading Pool will be ope...

The Ishpeming Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 602 Bank Street in the City of Ishpeming at 0047 hrs 06/22/2019. A neighbor saw the smoke and flames coming from the home and called...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Farm Produce Insurance Authority Board of Directors, and to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission.   Farm Produce Insurance A...