Category Archives: News
Local Community Groups To Distribute 'Carter Kits' To Help Autistic Kids
UPCTC is a group of the eight Communities That Care (CTC) coalitions working to reduce youth substance use, depression and more in the Upper Peninsula.The CTCs collaborate to distribute a variety of r...
Apr 20, 2023
Boy Scouts Across Central U.P. Collecting Food This Weekend
The Bay-Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America is completing the 35th Annual Scouting for Food Drive this weekend. Scouts in Escanaba, Gladstone, Gwinn, Negaunee and Marquette have placed informational ...
Apr 20, 2023
Rep. Hill Supports Bill Authorizing Sinking Fund Dollars For School Buses
The Michigan House passed Senate Bill 63 today, which would allow the revenue raised under sinking fund millages to be used to support the purchase and maintenance of student transportation vehicles. ...
Apr 20, 2023
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Apr 18, 2023
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Three People Charged With Delivering Meth In Eastern U.P.
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Michigan DNR Looking To Update Maps Of State Forest Roads
Nov 2, 2026
DNR Closing ORV Route In Western U.P. For Three Days
Nov 2, 2026
MDHHS: Federal Requirements For Food Assistance Changing
Nov 2, 2026
Mich. Unemployment System Closing On-Line System For Week
Nov 2, 2026
Former Sault Little League Official Guilty Of Embezzlement
Oct 29, 2026
Prank Call Leads To Large Escanaba Police Response
Oct 29, 2026
Man Arrested After Assault, Standoff That Closed M-35
Oct 29, 2026
Embers Credit Union Breaks Ground On New Escanaba Facility
Oct 29, 2026
