Category Archives: News

Wastewater Samples Suggest COVID-19 May Be Spreading In Marquette
The Marquette County Health Department says that cases of this latest COVID-19 subvariant have been rising across Michigan, and locally, they have detected an "elevated level" of the virus in the City...
Jack Hall Sep 26, 2023

City Of Escanaba Considering Allowing Residents To Own Chickens
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH TYLER ANTHONY, CITY OF ESCANABA The City of Escanaba Planning Commission is considering the possibility of making it legal for residents to have chickens...
Jack Hall Sep 26, 2023

M&M Community Foundation 'Future Fund' Celebrates College Savings Month
September is "College Savings Month" and the M&M Area Community Foundation (MMACF) is changing expectations with their Future Fund children's savings account program. For the past four years, the ...
Jack Hall Sep 26, 2023

Iron Mountain VA Medical Center Opens New Virtual Resource Center
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center opened a Virtual Health Resource Center (VHRC) to help Veterans understand and navigate VA applications on their smart phones and other electronic devices. Services ...
Jack Hall Sep 26, 2023

Nineteen U.P. Organizations To Receive Grants From Blewett Legacy Fund
The Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds were established at the Community Foundation of Marquette County in 2010 to provide support to multiple local and regional organizations that Paul Blewett, an educator...
Jack Hall Sep 26, 2023

Minneapolis Artist Works On Display At Bay College; Reception Set Thursday
Bay College announces an exhibition, For the Drawingness, featuring artist Dietrich Sieling. Please join us for his Artist Talk and Reception at 2pm ET on Thursday, September 28, 2023 in The Hartwig G...
Jack Hall Sep 26, 2023

Kewadin Casinos Suing Former Attorneys After Losing Millions In Settlement
The Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority announced today that it has formally moved forward with its malpractice lawsuit against former legal counsel Patterson, Earnhart, Real Bird & Wilson LLP for it...
Jack Hall Sep 24, 2023

Ishpeming Moving Forward With Plans To Upgrade Sewage Infrastructure
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH CITY MANAGER CRAIG CUGINI The City of Ishpeming is moving full speed ahead on a $16 million dollar overhaul to its sewer infrastructure, using $8 million in st...
Jack Hall Sep 24, 2023

Rep. Markkanen: Upper Peninsula Needs More Help To Repair Flood Damage
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH REP. MARKKANEN (R-HANCOCK) Western Upper Peninsula state Representative Greg Markkanen is livid that the federal government has turned down disaster ass...
Jack Hall Sep 24, 2023

ON TRACK: State Officials Give Update On New Jacobetti Home For Veterans
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH RYAN ENGLE, MICHIGAN VETERANS HOMES It's full speed ahead for the building of a new Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. The State of Michigan is paying $...
Jack Hall Sep 21, 2023

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