Category Archives: News

Michigan Senators Applaud Passage Of Soo Locks Funding
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today released a statement following Senate passage of her legislation that authorizes full funding for the modernization of the Soo Locks. Her Soo Locks Modernizat...
Jack Hall Oct 10, 2018

Manistique Public Safety Looking For Pick-Up Truck
MPSD needs the public's help in identifying a local vehicle. (See picture) The vehicle is a mid 2000's Chevrolet Silverado 1500 maroon in color. It is a 4x4 with an extended cab body style. The pickup...
Jack Hall Oct 10, 2018

Attorney General Candidate Leonard Visits Escanaba
Republican Attorney General candidate Tom Leonard is promising more help for county prosecutors in rural areas if he's elected in next month's election. In a campaign visit to Escanaba this afternoon,...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2018

Feds Encourage U.P. Flood Victims To Apply For Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to apply for a disaster loan before the Nov. 6 deadline. Anyone...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2018

Environmentalists Continue Call For Pipeline Closure
Citing decision-making that ignored overwhelming public input, legal protections for the Great Lakes, climate destabilization, and the threat of a catastrophic oil spill, Michigan Interfaith Power &am...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2018

State Working To Help Gogebic Economic Challenges
State agencies are working hand-in-hand with local leaders in the Gogebic County area to identify solutions to the economic challenges that lie ahead as a result of the forthcoming closure of the Ojib...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2018

MSU Extension Has New Biomass Center Director
Jesse Randall has been named director of Michigan State University (MSU) AgBioResearch's Forest Biomass Innovation Center in Escanaba. Randall succeeds Ray Miller, who retired after a 40-year career i...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2018

ATC Releases Plan For Electric Grid Improvements
American Transmission Co.'s 10-year plan for electric grid improvements calls for a mix of new construction and continued asset maintenance to maintain the company's top performance in operations. "Ou...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2018

UP-EMS Conference Starts Thursday In Marquette
Nearly 400 EMS personnel will attend the 37thth annual UP-EMS Conference in Marquette this week. The Conference is Michigan's most comprehensive educational program for rural emergency responders. Mos...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2018

Lt. Governor Candidate Gilchrist Visits Upper Peninsula
The Democratic candidate for Michigan lieutenant governor, Garlin Gilchrist, wrapped up his three-day trip to the Upper Peninsula Monday with a stop in Escanaba. He did a meet-and-greet at the United ...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2018

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