Category Archives: News

Mackinac County COVID-19 Cases Rising; Masks Recommended
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has moved Mackinac County into their community level classification of high-risk for COVID-19 transmission and infection. In Mackinac County, COVID...
Jack Hall May 18, 2022

Downstate Man Wins $3.4 Million On Michigan Lottery
The old saying that it only takes one ticket to win proved true for a Battle Creek man who won a $3.39 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymo...
Jack Hall May 18, 2022

Manistique Man Arrested After Altercation With Hatchet
Manistique Public Safety and other local law enforcement officers were dispatched at 5:25 pm on Sunday, May 15 to the report of two men fighting at the intersection of Arbutus and Range Streets in the...
Jack Hall May 18, 2022

Michigan Aging Commission Cancels U.P. Listening Session
The Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging has cancelled a listening session and its regular business meeting that was scheduled for Friday, May 20, at the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Actio...
Jack Hall May 18, 2022

Meijer Donates $2 Million To 'Feeding America' Food Bank
Feeding America West Michigan announced today Nourish Tomorrow - a $6 million advancement campaign - and a leading gift of $2 million from longtime supporter, Meijer. The fundraising effort aims to mo...
Jack Hall May 18, 2022

Judge Blocks Michigan 1931 Abortion Ban; Whitmer Pleased
Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after a state judge granted a preliminary injunction in a suit brought by Planned Parenthood against Michigan's unconstitutional 1931 law crimi...
Jack Hall May 18, 2022

Army Corps Predicts Seasonal Rise In Great Lakes Water Levels
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydraulics and Hydrology officials forecast Great Lakes water levels to continue seasonal rise. From the shores of Lake Superior, Detroit District Watershed Hydrology Sect...
Jack Hall May 17, 2022

Northern Lower Michigan Wildfire Now 98% Contained
The Blue Lakes Fire in the northeastern Lower Peninsula is now 98% contained. As a result, all road closures in the fire area have been lifted. The stretch of the Black River that was previously close...
Jack Hall May 17, 2022

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Names Bertapelle As CEO
The Board of Trustees at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is very pleased to announce that they have hired a new Chief Executive Officer as Bob Crumb's successor. "Bob has been great to work with through...
Jack Hall May 17, 2022

Whitmer Nominates Upper Peninsula Alternative Fuel Corridor
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan has submitted seven nominations for new Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs), which are transportation routes that will build out electric vehicle chargi...
Jack Hall May 17, 2022

Escanaba, MI, USA
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Marquette, MI, USA
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Manistique, MI, USA
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Michigan 'Pothole Payback' Contest Begins; Highlights Vehicle Damage
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UP Construction Council Taking Applications For Summer Camp
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Michigan's New Fishing Season Sees U.P. Regulation Changes
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Gogebic County Sheriff Gives Update On Death Of 2-Year-Old Boy
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Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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UPPCO Getting Ready, Stresses Safety, As Ice Storm Approaches
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Michigan DNR Welcomes Reports Of Dead Fish As Spring Begins
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