Category Archives: News

Senate Committee Takes Testimony On KBIC Proposal
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved land- and water-based measures on Wednesday after hearing testimony from Upper Peninsula residents at locations in both L'Anse and Marquette. Senate Res...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Sink Hole Forms On Escanaba Road; Repairs Thursday
Due to a sink hole that has formed over a sanitary sewer main, South 14th Street, from 16th Avenue South to Lake Shore Drive will be closed on Thursday, May 23rd. This street will be closed to all thr...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Finnish Folk Trio To Perform At Bay College Thursday
The Midsummer Strings, a folk trio whose repertoire expands over twenty years, will perform in the Besse Theater of Bay College's Escanaba campus on Thursday, May 23 at 7:30 PM. The members of the tri...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Peters Proposes School Bus Safety Legislation
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent motorists from passing school buses stopped at loading zones. The Stop for School Buses Act of 2019 ...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Superior Health Foundation Adds New Board Member
The Superior Health Foundation welcomed Dr. Bryan Dixon to its Board of Directors at its May meeting. A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dr. Dixon is a partner at Advanced Center for Orthopedics and Plast...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Washouts Force Closure Of Houghton County ORV Route
Washouts have forced the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to close of a portion of the Lake Linden Off-Road Vehicle Route in Houghton County. The section of the trail from Normand Road to Lake...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

OSF St. Francis Hospital Honors Volunteers
OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group Auxiliary members and hospital volunteers were recognized at their May meeting. The hospital's volunteers were celebrated for milestone voluntee...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Bay College Leadership Conference Planned Thursday
Bay College West Campus is set to host their second Leadership Conference. The purpose of this conference is to re-energize leaders to get their wheels spinning on how they can make a positive differe...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

Environmentalists Urge Whitmer To Reject Line 5 Deal
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben joined local and national leaders today urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer not to cut a deal with Enbridge to build an oil tunnel and instead focus on her promises ...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

DNR Meeting On Baiting/Feeding Ban Moved To Harris
NOTE---A previous version of this story had the wrong date posted The Michigan D-N-R is moving the location of the "listening session" on proposed deer regulation changes. The meeting was going to be ...
Jack Hall May 22, 2019

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