Category Archives: News

Cambensy Not Happy With 'Legislative Overreach'
There will be two fewer ballot proposals before voters in November. The Michigan House and Senate have approved the ballot questions that would raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide ...
Jack Hall Sep 06, 2018

Army Corps Moving Ahead On 'Stamp Sands' Dredging
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces a contract award for dredging of the stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. Petersen Compa...
Jack Hall Sep 06, 2018

Marquette To Receive $300,000 Facade Grant
Marquette is one of three communities in Michigan to be awarded a grant through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Faade Restoration Initiative pilot program. The $300,000 grant will be a...
Jack Hall Sep 05, 2018

Escanaba's Third Ave. North In Rough Condition
The Escanaba Water Department has replaced several water services on Third Avenue North. And there's supposed to be new asphalt installed there later this month...right now, there's several bumpy grav...
Jack Hall Sep 05, 2018

FEMA Denies Appeal For Individual Flood Help
Gov. Rick Snyder's appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for individual assistance as a result of heavy rainfall and flooding that occurred in the counties of Houghton, Gogebic and ...
Jack Hall Sep 05, 2018

Marquette Groups Cleaning Park During Beer Fest
For the 10th consecutive year, the Marquette Food Co-op is working with the Michigan Brewers Guild and various community partners to ensure Mattson Lower Harbor Park is clean and cared for during and ...
Jack Hall Sep 05, 2018

LaFave Unveils School Safety Legislation
People convicted of planning or carrying out a violent threat against students and school employees on school grounds will see it on their criminal record under a plan unveiled today by state Rep. Bea...
Jack Hall Sep 05, 2018

Labor Dispute Disrupts U.P. Road Projects
CLICK BELOW to hear Jack Hall's interview with Mike Nystrom from MITA. Some road workers are locked out of the job Tuesday morning, including on nearly a dozen Upper Peninsula projects, with one being...
Jack Hall Sep 04, 2018

Delta County Recall Petitions Approved
There will be a recall election this November in two Delta County townships. County Clerk Nancy Kolich announced Tuesday that recall petitions have been certified against Fairbanks Township Supervisor...
Jack Hall Sep 04, 2018

More Than 25,000 Walk At Mackinac Bridge Event
Despite significant operational changes to the Mackinac Bridge Annual Walk in 2018, more than 25,000 people participated in the 61-year tradition this Labor Day. "The comments we heard both during the...
Jack Hall Sep 04, 2018

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