Category Archives: News

Marquette Area Public Schools Awarded Grant To Fight 'Food Insecurity'
Marquette Area Public Schools was recently awarded a $2,000 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will suppo...
Jack Hall Jan 10, 2024

Upper Peninsula Communities Receive Grants From State 'Rural Readiness' Program
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity's (LEO) Office of Rural Prosperity has awarded $852,000 to support 19 different rural community projects across Michigan's ten Prosperity Regi...
Jack Hall Jan 09, 2024

REPLACING REDMEN: Marquette School Board Narrows Nickname List
The effort to replace the Redmen and Redettes nickname for the Marquette Senior High School athletic teams continued Monday night. The MAPS Board of Education discussed 34 potential nicknames provided...
Jack Hall Jan 09, 2024

Delta, Menominee Health Department Offering Free Radon Testing Kits
January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a tasteless, odorless, and colorless radioactive gas that is created through natural processes in soil and rock. As a gas, it then becomes a part of th...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2024

Deer Manages To Cause Two-Car Accident In Marquette County
On 1/8/24 at 0740 hours, the Marquette County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on M-553 near M-94, in Sands Township. A 21-year-old Gwinn woman was traveling north on M-553 when ...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2024

Delta County Woman Wins $2 Million On Michigan Lottery Instant Game
A store clerk's lucky pick led to a Delta County woman winning a $2 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Cash Multiplier instant game. The 30-year-old player, who chose to remain an...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2024

Northern Michigan University Names Dahlman As New Provost
Anne Dahlman, whose higher education experience spans 27 years as a teacher, faculty scholar and administrator, will become Northern Michigan University's next provost and vice president for Academic ...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2024

Visitor Restrictions Announced At Dickinson Birth Center Due To Illnesses
Dickinson Birth Center has set temporary visitor restrictions in response to a recent surge in respiratory illness cases in our region. Beginning Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time, th...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2024

OSF St. Francis Hospital Announces Restrictions Due To Rising Flu Cases
To protect patients, family members and staff during this time of increased seasonal flu activity and other upper respiratory illnesses, OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group is aski...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2024

Delta County Chamber Of Commerce Announces Winners Of Christmas Promotion
The Delta County Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce the winner of our first ever Sleigh the Deals promotion is Marie Kwarciany of Gladstone, Michigan. Marie will be taking home a $1000.00 prize ...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2024

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Human Trafficking Awareness Event Planned Tuesday In Escanaba
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Nessel Battles Trump On Transgender Healthcare, DEI Policies
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STORM STORIES: Schoolcraft Memorial Battles Through Blizzard
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TRIDENT Drug Team Makes Two Arrests In Eastern U.P.
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Dozens Hurt When Tour Bus Crashes En Route To U.P. Casino
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STORM STORIES: Jacobetti Home Staff Cares For Vets During Blizzard
Mar 23, 2026
New Fund Set Up To Help Music Students In Menominee, Marinette
Mar 23, 2026
Ishpeming Girls Basketball Wins Second State Title In Three Years
Mar 21, 2026
Marquette County Not Pursuing State Disaster Assistance
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