Category Archives: News

Marquette Approved For Facade Improvement Grants
The Marquette Downtown Development Authority (MDDA) is pleased to announce the award of $323,000 in Downtown Faade Improvement Grant funds to ten property owners throughout the downtown district. The ...
Jack Hall May 19, 2019

First Congressional District Art Winner Announced
Congressman Jack Bergman congratulates this year's First District winner of the Congressional Art Competition. Reeve Katt of Benzie Central High School claimed first prize for her work "The Launch of ...
Jack Hall May 19, 2019

Sunday Is Final Day For Many ShopKo Stores
The end is near for many ShopKo locations. The Green Bay-based retailer has gone bankrupt, and has been holding liquidation sales for weeks. The company tried last winter to find a buyer, but none was...
Jack Hall May 19, 2019

OSF Health Care Golf Outing Registrations Open
The 25th annual OSF HealthCare Foundation "Going for the Green" golf outing will be held Thursday, June 27, at Sweetgrass Golf Course. Money raised during the event will be used to provide needed serv...
Jack Hall May 18, 2019

$414,000 Raised To Fight Child Abuse In Michigan
Child abuse and neglect prevention programs statewide will benefit from the $414,790 raised at the 17th annual Children's Trust Fund Pam Posthumus Signature Auction Event at the Michigan State Univers...
Jack Hall May 18, 2019

Bay College Offering Live Music Event June 20
Bay College's Escanaba Campus is pleased to announce the kick-off of its outdoor live music series, Lunchtime LIVE! on Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Bay's central outdoor courtyard. "The start of summer ...
Jack Hall May 18, 2019

Voting Starts Monday For Blueberry Poster Contest
Voting will open for the eighteenth annual Blueberry Festival poster contest on Monday, May 20 at 9:00 a.m., and will remain open through 11:45 p.m. on Friday, May 31. This year, there are fourteen en...
Jack Hall May 18, 2019

Escanaba Expanding Its Solar Energy Project
The Escanaba City Council has approved a 41-percent expansion in the city's solar project. It launched last year with a capacity of 35-hundred-10 panels, and now it will be expanded to 49-hundred-68 p...
Jack Hall May 17, 2019

Governor Creates Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry
Building on the strength of the state's abundant outdoor recreation opportunities, natural spaces to enjoy them and entrepreneurial heritage, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announc...
Jack Hall May 17, 2019

Michigan Appoints New State Medicaid Director
Michigan's new deputy director for Medical Services Administration and Medicaid director has a wealth of experience leading successful health care initiatives in both the public and private sector. Ka...
Jack Hall May 17, 2019

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