Category Archives: News

New Wheelchair-Accessible Fishing Dock At Grand Sable Lake
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan recently received a ParkVentures grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF) to purchase an accessible fishing dock for Grand Sable Lake. The ADA-compli...
Jack Hall Aug 16, 2022

Habitat For Humanity Home In Negaunee Gets Free Roof
Marquette County Habitat for Humanity's newest home build in Negaunee Township will be getting a free roof, thanks to local contractor Rainy Creek Construction and GAF, one of the country's largest ro...
Jack Hall Aug 16, 2022

Bergman Introduces Bill To Stop Some 'High-Impact Rules'
Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced H.R. 8703, the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2022, a bill to prevent wasted costs from burdensome regulation...
Jack Hall Aug 16, 2022

Whitmer Proposes Suspending Sales Tax On School Supplies
Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed suspending the Michigan sales tax on school supplies, part of her MI Back to School Plan to help families get ready for the upcoming school year by lowering costs an...
Jack Hall Aug 16, 2022

Michigan Poverty Task Force Shares Ideas In Marquette
The Michigan Poverty Task Force visited Marquette today to discuss their latest recommendations and share resources available to support families impacted by poverty. The task force recently released ...
Jack Hall Aug 16, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Talks Lockdowns, Abortion During U.P. Visit
CLICK TO LISTEN TO JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH JUSTICE BERNSTEIN Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein returned to what he liked to do before the COVID-19 pandemic: visit the Upper Peninsula...
Jack Hall Aug 16, 2022

Bridge In Tahquamenon Falls State Park Named After DNR's Olson
A 142-foot-long bridge installed last fall over the Tahquamenon River just got an important addition: a name. Friends, family, Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials and other colleagues g...
Jack Hall Aug 15, 2022

Ishpeming Man Sentenced To Prison For Child Sexual Abuse
Stephen Mark Johnson, 55, of Ishpeming, was sentenced to prison with the Michigan Department of Corrections on July 28, 2022. On June 9, 2022, he was found guilty by a jury of Criminal Sexual Conduct ...
Jack Hall Aug 15, 2022

Water Main Being Installed Near Rippling River Resort This Week
Oberstar will be working to install water main to service Rippling River Resort in Marquette this week. The work will be occurring on the east side of M553 south of Division Street. No road closures w...
Jack Hall Aug 14, 2022

Wildfire Closes Campgrounds, Trails On Isle Royale National Park
Early in the afternoon on Saturday, August 13, park staff received reports of a plume of smoke coming from an apparent wildfire burning in the area of Three Mile campground. Isle Royale firefighters r...
Jack Hall Aug 14, 2022

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