Category Archives: News

New Urgent Care Center Opening Thursday In Escanaba
WellNow Urgent Care, one of the country's fastest-growing urgent care providers, announced that it will open the doors to its newest center in Escanaba on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Located at 205 N...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2022

Porcupine Mountains Sports Complex To Open Friday
The Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex, located just inside the entrance to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula, will open its slopes Friday, Dec. 30...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2022

Tri-County Safe Harbor Receives $10,000 Donation From Mill
Tri County Safe Harbor, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have received a $10,000 donation from the Billerud Escanaba Mill. This donation will supplement federal, local and state grant funding in ...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2022

Health Department Offers Guidelines After Alger Co. Flooding
The LMAS District Health Department issues the following information for homeowners affected by the current flooding in Au Train Township. Below, LMAS Environmental Health Director Elizabeth Suggitt s...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2022

Northern Michigan Hires Former Player As Head Football Coach
Former Northern Michigan University football player Shane Richardson has been named his alma mater's 23rd head football coach, according to NMU Director of Athletics Rick Comley. Richardson, who was t...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2022

Bay College Winter Semester Set To Start On January 9
Bay College will begin their Winter 2023 semester on Monday, January 9 at both the Escanaba and Iron Mountain campuses. Registration for the upcoming semester is currently opened to all new and curren...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2022

Cloverland: Electricity Restored To Thousands In Eastern U.P.
Christmas 2022 will be extra memorable due to Winter Storm Elliott that covered a large portion of the United States. For Cloverland Electric's Eastern Upper Peninsula service territory, the storm sys...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2022

Weather Service Reports From U.P. Christmas Weekend Blizzard
The two-and-a-half-day long winter storm that snarled traffic and produced huge snowdrifts finally subsided early Sunday morning, as the last of the warnings and advisories that had been in place sinc...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2022

Hospital Gives Tips on Avoiding, Treating Flu, Other Illnesses
Currently, cases of seasonal influenza activity are on the rise both locally and across the nation. This follows a severe season in Australia during our summer. And, while headlines for the last few y...
Jack Hall Dec 25, 2022

DNR Taking Public Comment On Possible Land Sale In U.P.
Recommendations on whether to keep, exchange or sell state-managed land in 11 counties are nearing DNR director approval, but there's still plenty of time to review and share feedback. The counties in...
Jack Hall Dec 25, 2022

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Local News from the RRN News Center
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Michigan's New Fishing Season Sees U.P. Regulation Changes
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Gogebic County Sheriff Gives Update On Death Of 2-Year-Old Boy
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Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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UPPCO Getting Ready, Stresses Safety, As Ice Storm Approaches
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