Category Archives: News

Report: Fishing Brings In $2.3 Billion To Michigan
Fishing is big fun - and big business - in Michigan. Nearly 1.1 million people fish in Michigan each year, keeping cash registers ringing for outdoor retailers and other businesses like restaurants, h...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2019 Conservation Officer patrol, Mecosta Co.
C. O. Brian Lebel checks a fisherman below Croton Dam on the last day of Walleye season.

CBC Telethon Approaches; New Charity Chosen
Good Neighbor of Manistique, MI has been chosen as 3rd Charity for the 2019 CBC Radio-A-Thon To quality for the 3rd Charity: Charity must serve Schoolcraft County Residents Must have a current 501c3 d...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2019

Calumet Wins Hockeyville USA; Will Host NHL Game
Together with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), Kraft Heinz is excited to announce Calumet Colosseum in Calumet, Michigan as the winner of K...
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2019

Sault International Bridge Raising Tolls Monday
Tolls at the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie will increase April 1. The passenger vehicle cash tolls will increase from the current $3.50 (in U.S. dollars) per trip to $4 on April 1. Regular ...
Jack Hall Mar 30, 2019

Dickinson County Hospital Gives Restructuring Update
The following information was provided by Dickinson County Healthcare System Hospital about the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, March 28. The DCHS Interim CEO, Jeanne Goche provided an update that...
Jack Hall Mar 30, 2019

Several U.P. Schools Receive Safety Grants
State Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain, announced today that four school districts in the South Central Upper Peninsula will be receiving money from the 2019 Competitive School Safety Grant Program. ...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2019

Man Threatens Suicide At Tahquamenon Falls State Park
At 0945 Friday morning, Chippewa County Central Dispatch received at 911 call from a 24-year-old man advising that he was at the Upper Tahquamenon Falls State Park, armed with a firearm and contemplat...
Jack Hall Mar 29, 2019

Escanaba Man Dies In Traffic Crash On M-35
At 9:52am, on 3-28-19, Deputies responded to a 2 vehicle crash between a passenger car and a semi tractor and trailer. The passenger car, driven by 35 year old Dustin Weigal of Escanaba was traveling ...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

McBroom, LaFave, Markkanen Oppose AG Decision
State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, issued the following statement on Thursday in response to Attorney General Dana Nessel's opinion declaring certain portions of the law establishing the Straits Corrido...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

Escanaba Schools Get College/Career Access Grant
The Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) announced that Escanaba High School will receive a nearly $20,000 Reach Higher System Impact grant to enhance college and career readiness. The school plans ...
Jack Hall Mar 28, 2019

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