Category Archives: News

DNR Approves Wildlife Habitat Improvement Grants
More than a dozen conservation organizations, units of government, landowners and nonprofit groups have been awarded a total of $1,037,600 in DNR Wildlife Habitat Grants for projects to be completed b...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

mBank Expands Into Central Wisconsin
The Directors of Mackinac Financial Corporation [Nasdaq: MFNC] (Mackinac), the holding company for mBank, today announced the consummation of the all-cash acquisition of Lincoln Community Bank (Lincol...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Offering Mammograms
Approximately 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Mammography screenings are a woman's best chance for detecting breast cancer early. Helen Newberry Joy Hospital is teami...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

Governor Declares Fire Prevention Week In Michigan
Gov. Rick Snyder today proclaimed October as Fire Prevention Month to emphasize this year's theme: "Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere." Michiganders are urged to look for places ...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

Michigan Schools Given 'HEARTSafe' Recognition
The Michigan Departments of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Education (MDE), American Heart Association, Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and Michigan Alliance for Prevention of...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

Michigan College Month Events Set Across State
Michigan College Month will kick off Oct. 1 with nearly 350 high schools participating in events statewide. Michigan College Month is part of a larger, national initiative that encourages every gradua...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

State Record Sunfish Caught In SW Lower Michigan
Michigan has a new state-record hybrid sunfish, out of Lake Anne in Grand Mere State Park in Berrien County. Joel Heeringa, of St. Joseph, Michigan, caught the fish July 9 while still-fishing with a c...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

Plenty Of Yoopers At Grand Rapids Art Prize
Artwork by artists from across the Upper Peninsula is now on display at the world's largest art competition - ArtPrize 10! This event runs through Oct. 7 in Grand Rapids. An impressive coalition of ar...
Jack Hall Oct 01, 2018

Cleveland Cliffs, USW Reach Tentative Contract
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) and the United Steelworkers (USW) announced jointly Sunday a tentative agreement for a new 4-year labor contract that is effective as of October 1, 2018. The new cont...
Jack Hall Sep 30, 2018

Home Damaged In Fire On Escanaba's North Side
At approximately 8:09 p.m. on Saturday, Escanaba Public Safety officers were dispatched to 819 N. 19th Street in regards to a house fire. Upon arriving, officers observed flames coming out of the two ...
Jack Hall Sep 30, 2018

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