Category Archives: News
M-DOT Lifting Weight Restrictions In U.P. Monday
As of 6 a.m. Monday, May 13, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will lift remaining weight restrictions on all state trunkline highways in the entire state of Michigan. State routes typi...
May 05, 2019
New Commander Takes Over At Michigan Air Base
Brig. Gen. Rolf E. Mammen took command of the 127th Wing during a change of command ceremony at Selfridge Air National Guard Base during the May 2019 regularly scheduled drill of the 127th Wing on Sat...
May 05, 2019
UP Sportsmen's Alliance Names Outstanding Conservationist
The Upper Peninsula Sportsmen's Alliance has honored Stu Boren of Spread Eagle, Wisconsin as the group's 2019 "Outstanding Conservationist." The award was presented Saturday at a quarterly UPSA meetin...
May 05, 2019
Bay College Honors Outstanding Educators
Bay College honored its 2019 Outstanding Full-Time Educators at an awards dinner held on April 23. Don Johnson Agency/MEEMIC Insurance sponsored the Outstanding Educator Awards. To receive considerati...
May 04, 2019
Mackinaw City Planning Big Memorial Day Weekend
No place celebrates Memorial Weekend and the start of the Pure Michigan summer season quite like the Straits of Mackinac. For nearly 60 years, this community has hosted America's longest-running, free...
May 04, 2019
UP Health Plan Names Employee Of The Year
Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) proudly names Krystina Gwinn the 2018 Employee of the Year. Each year, UPHP names an Employee of the Year from a pool of Employee of the Quarter and "Caught 'Cha" ca...
May 04, 2019
NMU Board Approves Four New Academic Programs
The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees today approved four new academic programs. Those that will begin with the fall 2019 semester are: certificate in applied workplace leadership; certif...
May 03, 2019
Nowack Named Interim Mackinac Bridge Director
The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) board today launched a national search to replace retiring Executive Secretary Bob Sweeney and named longtime Chief Bridge Engineer Kim Nowack to the interim role. ...
May 03, 2019
UPHS Wants Artwork For Marquette Hosptial
With the new hospital scheduled to open in one month, UP Health System - Marquette is issuing a call to UP artists to help adorn some of the new facility's public areas with local artwork. "Art can pl...
May 03, 2019
Governor Whitmer Declares Building Safety Month
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued a proclamation declaring May 2019 as Building Safety Month in Michigan. This year's theme, "No Code. No Confidence." reaffirms the value and importance of construction...
May 03, 2019
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