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BREAKING: Huge Wildfire Burning In Northern Lower Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighters and local partners are working to contain a wildfire in Montmorency and Cheboygan counties estimated at 2,000 acres as of 9 p.m. Friday. The Blue ...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Michigan Looking For More Temporary Foster Parents
Michigan needs more loving foster families to temporarily care for children while the state works to reunify them safely with their biological parents. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed May to be F...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Five Upper Peninsula Airports Awarded FAA Grants
U.S. Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) announced today that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will be awarding $5,591,256 in funding to update safety equipment, repair runways, and invest...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Upper Peninsula Business Leaders Gather In Marquette
More than 100 business and community leaders from across the Upper Peninsula gathered Thursday at the U.P. CEO Summit in Marquette. The inaugural event, hosted by InvestUP, served as a setting for CEO...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Finlandia, NMU, MTU Hold 'Fight The Flu' Competition
This winter, the Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health brought Upper Peninsula universities together for the second annual Fight the Flu competition. Students, staff and faculty from Fi...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Eagle Scouts Make Swinging Bench For Escanaba Beach
Eagle Scout Troop 411 completed an Eagle Scout project by constructing a swinging bench. The swinging bench will be placed at the municipal beach for all citizens to enjoy. William Olsick completed th...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Kievit Picked As Bay College Outstanding Allied Health Graduate
Each year, Bay College selects an Outstanding Graduate from each of the six divisions at the College. The graduate is selected by their instructors for their academic excellence, leadership, and commu...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Event To Shred Unwanted Documents Saturday In Iron Mtn.
First National Bank & Trust is pleased to sponsor the return of Shred Fest, taking place Saturday, May 14 from 9 am to 12 pm (noon), at the Downtown Iron Mountain Stage parking lot. This is a grea...
Jack Hall May 13, 2022

Bay College/LSSU Business Students Fare Well At Nationals
The Bay College/LSSU Regional Center Business Professionals of America (BPA) student club took home seven 1st places during competition at the organization's National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Da...
Jack Hall May 12, 2022

Seasonal Weight Restrictions Being Lifted Across Parts Of U.P.
CORRRECTION: An earlier version included Marquette County, Iron County, and Schoolcraft County, as lifting its restrictions on May 16. That was posted in error. Effective 6 a.m. Friday, May 13, the Mi...
Jack Hall May 12, 2022

Escanaba, MI, USA
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Marquette, MI, USA
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Manistique, MI, USA
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Iron Mountain, MI, USA
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