Category Archives: News

NMU Art Museum Taking Submissions For Juried Exhibition
Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum is accepting submissions through March 22 for the 2023 "North of the 45th: 16th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Exhibition." Artists living in Michigan, Wis...
Jack Hall Feb 01, 2023

Bay College Hosting 'Book Read' With Author On Indigenous History
The Bay College Diversity Committee (BCDC) is excited to announce a Community-And-Campus winter book read. The BCDC has selected historian and author Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's book titled "An Indigenous ...
Jack Hall Feb 01, 2023

DNR Accepting Applications For Wildlife Habitat Grant Program
Now through March 16, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Habitat Grant Program will be accepting applications. "We are excited to support those who want to increase habitat and enha...
Jack Hall Feb 01, 2023

Whitmer Signs Bill To Move Michigan's 2024 Presidentual Primary
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 13, sponsored by state Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), moving the state's presidential primary from the second Tuesday in March to February 27, 2024, a...
Jack Hall Feb 01, 2023

WE ARE ALL ESKYMOS: Thousands Raised To Help Weaver Kids
WATCH/LISTEN TO EMOTIONAL MOMENT OF SILENCE IN BARK RIVER The effort to help the Escanaba Eskymos and the Weaver family continued in gyms across the Upper Peninsula Tuesday night. The proceeds of thes...
Jack Hall Feb 01, 2023

U.P. Lawmaker Votes Against Moving Michigan Presidential Primary
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, Republican Vice Chair of the House Committee on Elections, today opposed a self-serving political stunt by Democrats who want to move Michigan's presidential primary electio...
Jack Hall Jan 31, 2023

M&M Community Foundation Gets Grant For Free Diaper Program
The M&M Area Community Foundation (MMACF) recently awarded a $750 mini-grant to expand a free diaper program serving families across Marinette and Menominee Counties. According to Jo Anne Nipple, ...
Jack Hall Jan 31, 2023

Proposal For Tribal Fishing, Water Rights Now Awaiting Federal Approval
In December 2022, the State of Michigan, the United States and four Tribal governments - the Bay Mills Indian Community, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, the Little River Band o...
Jack Hall Jan 31, 2023

Whitmer Signs Spending Bill; Includes $200 Million For Escanaba Mill
Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, Speaker of the House Joe Tate, and members of the Michigan Legislature to sign a bill in...
Jack Hall Jan 31, 2023

Volunteers Sought To Help Veterans Who Are Nearing Death
Michigan Veteran Homes (MVH) is looking for volunteers to join the No Member Dies Alone (NMDA) program at each Home highlighting the need to offer companionship and assistance to veteran members who a...
Jack Hall Jan 31, 2023

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Escanaba Making Paving Change Downtown As Project Nears End
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Michigan State Police Warn Of 'Cell Phone Delivery' Scam
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One Person Arrested After Weekend High-Speed Chase In Gladstone
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Retailer Group Calls For End Of Michigan Can/Bottle Law
Sep 01, 2026
GLRC 'Run For Recovery' Planned For Next Week In Marquette
Sep 01, 2026
Escanaba Prepares For Sidewalk Sales After Two Delays
Sep 01, 2026
Calumet Man Dies While Crashing Vehicle Into Two Houses
Sep 01, 2026
Teens From Menominee, Crivitz Killed In Marinette County Crash
Aug 30, 2026
Isle Royale National Park Closes Some Campgrounds Due To Wolf Activity
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