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Northern Michigan University Opens Essay Contest For U.P. Students
High school seniors who attend school and reside in the Upper Peninsula and plan to pursue studies in a health care-related field at a college or university next fall are invited to participate in an ...
Jack Hall Oct 05, 2022

Nurses At U.P. Health System-Bell Vote Unanimously To Unionize
With a unanimous vote of 51-0, nurses at U.P. Health System - Bell have voted to form a union with the Michigan Nurses Association. The National Labor Relations Board counted the ballots from the mail...
Jack Hall Oct 05, 2022

Benson: 1.5 Million Michigan Voters Request Absentee Ballots
Five weeks before the general election, more than 1.5 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots, already surpassing the 1.16 million absentee ballots cast in the 2018 general election. E...
Jack Hall Oct 05, 2022

Bay College Hosting Financial Aid Workshops This Month
The Bay College Financial Aid Department will host FAFSA completion nights to assist parents and seniors in completing the application. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the appl...
Jack Hall Oct 05, 2022

Whitmer Celebrates Endorsements From Business Groups
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has earned historic support from business groups across Michigan thanks to her bipartisan record of securing landmark economic investments, bringing supply chains home, stren...
Jack Hall Oct 05, 2022

Dixon, In Gaylord, Rails Against Whitmer 'Extreme Lockdowns'
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon and her running mate Shane Hernandez on Tuesday hosted a Freedom Rally at The Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord to give a voice to the small business owners...
Jack Hall Oct 05, 2022

U.P. Economic Development Groups Plan Labor Market Study
The Upper Peninsula Collaborative Development Council (UPCDC), which consists of local economic and community development organizations and planning agencies from across the U.P., as well as Michigan ...
Jack Hall Oct 04, 2022

Two Upper Peninsula Women Win Catholic Service Awards
Two Upper Peninsula women, Joanie Richtig of Immaculate Conception Parish in Iron Mountain and Barbara Karpus of St. Sebastian Parish in Bessemer, have been chosen as this year's recipients of the Cat...
Jack Hall Oct 04, 2022

State Grants Available For Rural 'Land-Based Industries'
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is offering a competitive grant program to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure benefitin...
Jack Hall Oct 03, 2022

Old Mackinac Bridge Tokens Being Discontinued Dec. 31
Discontinued for use in toll lanes three years ago, bridge tokens will no longer be refunded at the Mackinac Bridge after Dec. 31, 2022. Due to dwindling demand, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) st...
Jack Hall Oct 03, 2022

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