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U.S. Senate Passes Legislation To Extend FEMA Firefighting Grant Program
Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to extend federal programs that help support local fire departme...
Jack Hall Apr 20, 2023

Upper Peninsula Congressman Wants Spending Cuts For Raising Debt Ceiling
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman released the following statement on the debt limit following House Republican's release of The Limit, Save, Grow Act: "The American People are fed up with poli...
Jack Hall Apr 19, 2023

Three Men Win 'Pure Michigan Hunt' Prizes; One Upper Peninsula Winner
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recognized the 2023 Pure Michigan Hunt winners - Richard Austin and Nathan Whitmore from southwest Michigan and Robert E. Beaudry from the Upper Peninsula ...
Jack Hall Apr 19, 2023 The 2023 Pure Michigan Hunt winners pictured with their prize package.

Michigan DNR Still Looking For Source Of Ontonagon Water Supply
Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel are anticipating they will soon be able to continue to search for the source of an unregulated water supply near a roadside access point in Greenland...
Jack Hall Apr 19, 2023

Rally Held At Michigan State Captiol On Child Abuse Prevention Day
Advocates for children held spinning blue and silver pinwheels Tuesday as Children Trust Michigan held the 15th annual Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Day Rally outside the State Capitol. About 250 p...
Jack Hall Apr 19, 2023

Marquette County Officially Asks Whitmer For State Disaster Declaration
Chairman Gerald O. Corkin, Marquette County Board of Commissioners, has requested Governor Whitmer declare a "state of emergency" exists within Marquette County and to authorize Section 19 funding as ...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2023

Iron Mountain VA Medical Center Recognizes National Volunteer Week
"How can you not love being a Volunteer!" commented Jill Patterson, one of more than 250 volunteers who work at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. "The Veterans are just so friendly. They share a...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2023

Benson, Nessel Urge Parents To Sign Up Kids For Protect MiChild Registry
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel today encouraged Michigan parents and schools to sign up for the state's ProtectMiChild Registry in honor of National Child Abuse Pre...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2023

Former Northern Michigan University Athlete Competes In Boston Marathon
Former Northern Michigan cross country and track & field runner Hanna Torvi completed the 2023 Boston Marathon, crossing the finish line in a time of 3:21.23. As a Wildcat, Torvi competed from 201...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2023

Michigan Tech University Students To Show Projects In Annual Design Expo
Michigan Tech's Design Expo, the annual student showcase for invention and innovation, which has been going strong for more than two decades, is set for this Tuesday. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 ...
Jack Hall Apr 17, 2023

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