Category Archives: News

Great Lakes Research Vessels Ready For Another Summer
While at Great Lakes ports this summer or fall, you might see one of the DNR's large fisheries research vessels conducting annual fish population surveys. The vessels are based out of Alpena, Charlevo...
Jack Hall Jun 11, 2019 The research vessel Tanner dedicated in honor of former Fisheries Chief and former DNR Director Howard Tanner - who spearheaded the initiative to introduce salmon to the Great Lakes basin. Alpena Mi. May 20, 2016

Governor Declares Wednesday As Women's Vets Day
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed June 12 of this year Women Veterans Recognition Day, honoring Michigan's nearly 44,000 living women veterans and the many more who served before them. The proclama...
Jack Hall Jun 11, 2019

Marinette County Elderly Services Receives Grant
Marinette County Elderly Services received $1,890.00 from the Community Wide Fund held at the M&M Area Community Foundation. These funds will support our Healthy Smiles for Seniors Campaign. These...
Jack Hall Jun 11, 2019

Governor Creates 63-Member Census Commission
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order No. 2019-15 establishing a Complete Count Committee to assist in a complete and accurate census count in Michigan. The federal government uses ce...
Jack Hall Jun 11, 2019

Report: Casino Revenue Reaches All-Time High
Gaming revenue for the U.S. commercial casino industry reached an all-time high of $41.7 billion in 2018, up 3.5 percent from the previous year, according to data released today in the American Gaming...
Jack Hall Jun 11, 2019

Crystal Falls Man Dies In Weekend Boating Accident
The Iron County Sheriff's Department is reporting a fatal accident at the Michigamme Reservoir Saturday in which a 22-year-old old Crystal Falls man was killed. Local Three News quotes Sheriff Mark Va...
Jack Hall Jun 10, 2019

Gladstone Public Safety Raises $60K For Dog Unit
Gladstone Public Safety is please to announce the completion of Phase 1 (short-term donation seeking) for the first ever K9 program at GPSD. With the help of all those who donated, as of this date, PS...
Jack Hall Jun 10, 2019

Lane Closure Continues On M-26 In Keweenaw
One lane of M-26 remains closed in Keweenaw County this week as crews finish replacing a culvert 1.6 miles west of the US-41/M-26 intersection in Copper Harbor in Keweenaw County. The roadway was reop...
Jack Hall Jun 10, 2019

Police Urge Caution Around Horse-Drawn Buggies
Troopers are advising the public to be aware of horse drawn carriages and buggies in the Delta County area. Several new families of Amish have moved to the Cornell area and will be commuting into Esca...
Jack Hall Jun 10, 2019

Google Announces $17 Million Michigan Expansion
Today, Google announced that it will commit an additional $17 million in capital improvements and expansions in its offices in Detroit and Ann Arbor. Already, Google has over 600 employees across the ...
Jack Hall Jun 10, 2019

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