Category Archives: News

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

Downtown Marquette Farmer's Market Preparing For 2024 Season
The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market (DMFM) is looking for farmers, growers, food producers, artisans, musicians, and local community organizations to be part of the 2024 market season. With flexible...
Jack Hall Mar 01, 2024

U.P. Lawmakers Demand Answers On Ontonagon Hospital Closure
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman joined with Michigan State Senator Ed McBroom and State Representative Greg Markkanen in sending a letter to the CEO of Aspirus Health, demanding answers and a...
Jack Hall Feb 29, 2024

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Reports Small Decline In Visitors
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH BRADBURN, PICTURED ROCKS The National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023. Pictured Rocks Na...
Jack Hall Feb 28, 2024

VA Medical Center Plans Nine Town Hall Meetings In U.P., Wisconsin
Members of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center (OGJVAMC) leadership and outreach teams will travel around northern Wisconsin and the central region of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to host nine V...
Jack Hall Feb 28, 2024

Two Upper Peninsula Communities Get $2.5 Million In Federal Grants
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins today announced $2,575,000 in loans and grants for two Upper Peninsula communities. "This funding is the culminat...
Jack Hall Feb 28, 2024

THIN ICE: Another Fisherman Rescued On Big Bay deNoc
On 2-26-24, at about 12:25pm, Deputies with the Delta County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Big Bay de Noc, near Fayette State Park. A man walked out onto the ice to go fishing. A large piece of ...
Jack Hall Feb 27, 2024

Congressman Bergman Wants Approval Of Border Security Legislation
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman issued the following statement after 19 illegal immigrants were caught in Grand Traverse County and taken to Sault Ste. Marie for processing. Read the story he...
Jack Hall Feb 27, 2024

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Longtime Downtown Escanaba Brewpub, Steakhouse Closing In October
18h ago
Northern Michigan University Selling Broadband Internet Service For $21 Million
19h ago
State Approves $50 Million For Copperwood Mine Project, Infrastructure Upgrades
19h ago
Man Suspected Of Stabbing Another In St. Ignace Chared, Identified
Aug 24, 2026
Oconto County Lottery Player Wins $150,000 On Powerball
Aug 24, 2026
Agate Falls Scenic Site To Re-Open In September; ORV Trail Remains Closed
Aug 22, 2026
Northern Michigan Man Indicted For Impersonating Coast Guard Officer
Aug 22, 2026
Teenager Charged With Attempted Murder After St. Ignace Stabbing
Aug 22, 2026
M-DOT Planning For Major Upgrade Of Portage Lift Bridge
Aug 21, 2026








