Category Archives: News

U.P. Telephone Company Getting Grant To Expand Internet
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the state would invest an additional $3.3 million in funding to bring high-speed internet access to more residents, homes, and small businesses across the state. Th...
Jack Hall Jun 15, 2022

Committee Hears LaFave Campaign Finance Reform Bill
The House Committee on Elections and Ethics today reviewed legislation sponsored by Rep. Beau LaFave to prohibit candidates and their families from profiting off of campaign accounts. "I'm encouraged ...
Jack Hall Jun 15, 2022

U.S. Agriculture Department Helping Three U.P. Businesses
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins today announced the investment of $1.5 million in Michigan communities through a partnership with the Reinve...
Jack Hall Jun 15, 2022

M-DOT To Begin Work On US-45 In Western U.P. On Thursday
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $2.7 million to resurface 13.8 miles of US-45 from northwest of the M-26 junction to Greenland Road in the village of Ontonagon, Ont...
Jack Hall Jun 15, 2022

MSU Expanding Forestry, Agriculture Programs With Bay
Tyler Sisson was named program coordinator for the forest technology and agricultural operations programs at Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan, as part of the Michigan State University Institute of Ag...
Jack Hall Jun 14, 2022

Bay Mills Indian Community To Manage U.P. Lighthouse
On June 15, 2022, the Bay Mills Indian Community will begin managing the historic Point Iroquois Lighthouse under an agreement with the Hiawatha National Forest. Under this agreement the Bay Mills Ind...
Jack Hall Jun 14, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Signs Nine Pieces Of Legislation Into Law
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed nine bipartisan bills into law. The governor signed House Bills 4232, 4527, 5258, 5386, 5555, 5875, 5983, 5984 and Senate Bill 821, bringing the total of biparti...
Jack Hall Jun 14, 2022

Marquette Planning For 'Art Week' Events Along Lakeshore
The City of Marquette is proud to present the seventh annual City of Marquette Art Week, June 20-June 25, 2022. A week full of special events hosted along the lakeshore in City park spaces dedicated t...
Jack Hall Jun 14, 2022

UP Health Plan Holding Marquette County Resource Fair Wednesday
Citizens of Marquette County are invited to join Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) and Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) for the fourth annual Marquette County Community Resource Fair, ta...
Jack Hall Jun 14, 2022

First Cases Of Highly-Contagious Bird Flu In Gogebic, Ontonagon Counties
The first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed on June 10, 2022 in an eaglein Gogebic County and a white pelican in Ontonagon County. No human illness has been associated wi...
Jack Hall Jun 13, 2022 Avian Influenza word cloud, made with text only

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