Category Archives: News

Menominee County Woman Dies In Traffic Crash Near Powers
A 58-year-old Perronville woman is dead following a head-on collision Friday. The Menominee County Sheriff says it happened near the intersection of US-2 & 41 and County Road 400 just before 11 Fr...
Jack Hall Mar 09, 2024

'POORLY-EXECUTED CAMPAIGN SPEECH': Bergman Responds To Biden Speech
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH CONGRESSMAN JACK BERGMAN After President Biden's State of the Union address, Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman issued the following statement: "Presiden...
Jack Hall Mar 07, 2024

Soo Locks To Re-Open Early Due To Mild Winter Conditions
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic at 6 p.m. on March 22, marking the start of the 2024 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry request...
Jack Hall Mar 07, 2024

Republican Lawmakers Plan Virtual Meetings On Clean Energy Laws
State Reps. Greg Markkanen and Dave Prestin today highlighted two upcoming opportunities for people to weigh in on new a state law that strips away local control over large-scale wind and solar projec...
Jack Hall Mar 07, 2024

Bergman Announces High School Congressional Art Competition
Each spring, the Congressional Institute and participating Members of Congress sponsor An Artistic Discovery, a nationwide high school visual art competition that recognizes and encourages artistic ta...
Jack Hall Mar 07, 2024

Superior Watershed Partnership Buys 226 Acres Of Land In Copper Country
The Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy (SWP) is pleased to announce the purchase and protection of an ecologically unique 226 acre parcel in the Keweenaw Peninsula that includes over ...
Jack Hall Mar 05, 2024

Upper Peninsula Awarded $214,000 To Help Young People Find Work
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) announced on March 1, 2024, that Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! (UPMW) is a recipient of $213,787 in funds to...
Jack Hall Mar 05, 2024

Deadline Approaching To Apply For Scholarships At Bay College
Bay College awards 300+ scholarships every year to graduating high school seniors, current students and returning learners. This year, over $600,000 is available in scholarship funds for students atte...
Jack Hall Mar 05, 2024

Upper Peninsula Man Sentenced To One Year For Threatening Synagogue
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Sean Pietila, 20, of Pickford, Michigan was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for making a series...
Jack Hall Mar 05, 2024

Bridget Murphy Wins Bay College Quarterly TORCH Award
Congratulations to Bridget Murphy, Bay College's Quarterly (March - May 2024) TORCH Award Recipient! Bridget, a full-time staff member, joined Bay College in August of 2021 as the Temporary IT Assista...
Jack Hall Mar 01, 2024

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