Category Archives: News
More Closures Planned On Portage Lift Bridge Into December
Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will continue early morning work requiring closures of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock during the weeks of No...
Jack Hall Nov 27, 2021
Whitmer Declares Saturday As 'Small Business Day' in Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today declared November 27 as Small Business Saturday in Michigan and urges Michiganders to buy locally this Saturday and throughout the year to support Michigan's small busi...
Jack Hall Nov 26, 2021
Two Dead, Seven Injured In Escanaba Traffic Crash
Two people are dead and seven people hospitalized following a traffic crash that shut down Escanaba's busy North Lincoln Road (US-2-41) for some four hours on Thanksgiving Night. It happened ju...
Jack Hall Nov 26, 2021
Marinette/Menominee Salvation Army Launching Christmas Effort
The Salvation Army will be providing Christmas Food and Toys to local families in need who live in Marinette or Menominee County. Christmas applications for households have begun and will continue thr...
Jack Hall Nov 26, 2021
Caregiver Incentive Project Accepting Scholarship Applications
Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP), the nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of the cared for by supporting caregivers, continues its scholarship program and is now accepting applicati...
Jack Hall Nov 26, 2021
Escanaba Celebrates Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner
CLICK TO HEAR COMMENTS FROM ORGANIZER DENNIS LAMARCHE Several hundred people turned out for the Escanaba Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday at the high school. But it was different this yea...
Jack Hall Nov 25, 2021
State Health Department Issues Guidelines For Visiting Nursing Homes
With the holiday season upon us, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is reminding Michiganders about long-term care visitation guidance designed to protect residents from COVI...
Jack Hall Nov 25, 2021
NMU Student Group Visits daVinci Center In Virginia
A Northern Michigan University delegation recently traveled to Virginia Commonwealth University's da Vinci Center for Innovation to help inform and inspire the future direction of SISU: The Innovation...
Jack Hall Nov 25, 2021
Governor Calls Guardsmen Serving Overseas On Thanksgiving
Governor Gretchen Whitmer called currently deployed members of the Michigan National Guard to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and extend to them our state's sincere gratitude for their continued servic...
Jack Hall Nov 25, 2021
Michigan Agriculture Director Visits Flour Manufacturer
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell visited Star of the West Milling Co. in Frankenmuth. Director McDowell continues to meet with agricultural busin...
Jack Hall Nov 25, 2021
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