Category Archives: News

Bay College Hosting 'Health Career, College Fair' On Escanaba Campus
Bay College is hosting a "Health Career and College Fair" on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The career and college fair will take place in the Besse Gallery at the main entrance of the College located at 20...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2023

BREAKING: Keith Urban To Headline New Escanaba Music Festival
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN CHOWN Keith Urban is the featured headliner for Visit Escanaba's new Northern Lights Music Fest. The two-day summer festival features rock and country pe...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2023

UPPCO To Raise Base Electric Rates By Ten Percent Effective July 1st
Upper Peninsula Power Company is announcing the Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a settlement agreement that was reached in the company's rate review case that was pending before the Co...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2023

U.P. Food Summit Happening Monday At Northern Michigan University
The U.P. Food Summit will be held on Monday from 10am-4pm at the Northern Center, on the campus of Northern Michigan University. This event celebrates local food, highlights projects from around the U...
Jack Hall Mar 27, 2023

Whitmer Announces Preservation Grants For Two Upper Peninsula Lighthouses
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that two historic Michigan lighthouses will make progress on long-term preservation efforts with the help of $106,000 in Michi...
Jack Hall Mar 24, 2023

DNR Conservation Officers Find Missing 14-Year-Old Boy In Marquette County
A 14-year-old boy reported missing Tuesday afternoon was treated and released from an area hospital after Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers located him cold and wet near F...
Jack Hall Mar 24, 2023

Sawyer International Airport Changing Its Name To 'Regional' Airport
Sawyer International Airport will be renamed as Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport. Staff is currently working with Federal and State agencies towards the completion of this transition. The County Boar...
Jack Hall Mar 24, 2023

Public Health Gives Update On Fungal Infections At Escanaba Paper Mill
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) continues to investigate an outbreak of blastomycosis associated with the Escanaba Billerud Paper Mill. To date, there have been 14 confirmed cases ...
Jack Hall Mar 24, 2023

Soo Locks Opening Friday Night; Shipping Season Begins
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Soo Project Office will open the Poe Lock, 12:01 a.m., March 25, marking the 2023 Great Lakes shipping season start. The operating season is fixed b...
Jack Hall Mar 24, 2023

Army Corps Of Engineers Delaying Straits Tunnel Project Until 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, revises schedule following public scoping for Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel permit application review. Enbridge Energy seeks authorization to cross the Str...
Jack Hall Mar 23, 2023

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