Category Archives: News

The victim of a fatal fire that destroyed two downtown Escanaba buildings back on January 24th has been identified. He's 52-year-old Randy Hughes of Escanaba. His remains were discovered after the bla...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KASEY GREICO, SWP PROGRAM MANAGER The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) Energy & Climate Office recently received a MI Impact grant for $1.57 million fr...

Escanaba Public Library announces its Winter Reading Challenge, open to adults and teens beginning on February 5 through March 16, 2024. Participants can pick up a reading log to record six book title...

Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, outlining his "grave concerns" with proposed changes to the Iron Mountain Processing & Distribution Center...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH JOANNA WILBEE-AMIS, OSF SPOKESMAN In February 1884, the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis answered the call to serve the health needs of the Upper Peni...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MATT WATKEYS, ALGER CONSERVATION The Alger County Conservation District has opened its Tree and Shrub sale process. Conservation District Manager Matt Watkeys ...

The Hiawatha National Forest is assisting in the recruitment of nominees for a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (Recreation RAC) for the USDA Forest Service's Eastern Region. The Federal Lands R...

(2023 graduating class photo courtesy of Vicki LaFave) The new Delta Force Class of 2024 will soon be starting a new session, and we are extending the deadline to offer this awesome opportunity to mor...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG WOERPEL, ESCANABA DDA DIRECTOR More than a week after a fire devastated the 1000 block of Escanaba's Ludington Street, the director of the Escanaba Downt...

Due to deteriorating trail conditions and concern for the safety of mushers and dogs, the UP200 has canceled the UP200, Midnight Run and Jack Pine 30 scheduled for February 16-18, 2024. "Sled dog race...