Category Archives: News

Several Upper Peninsula County Fairs Getting State Grants
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell today announced the recipients of the 2022 competitive grants to county fairs to make building and other cap...
Jack Hall Jun 9, 2022

DNR Taking Public Comment On Camp Grayling Expansion
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering opportunities for people to learn about and comment on a proposed expansion of DNR-leased lands available for Camp Grayling National Guard Trai...
Jack Hall Jun 9, 2022

Bergman, Stabenow, Peters Ask For Gaylord Disaster Declaration
U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01), U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI), urged President Biden to declare a Major Disaster for the Michigan County of Otsego foll...
Jack Hall Jun 9, 2022

Mackinac Straits Hospital Names Its New Surgery Robot
Mackinac Straits Health System (MSHS) recently became a leader in the field of robotic guidance and navigation through the purchase of spinal surgery robot. In conjunction with the addition of this ne...
Jack Hall Jun 9, 2022

Whitmer Asks Biden For Disaster Declaration In Gaylord
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has requested that President Joe Biden declare a major disaster for Otsego County following an EF-3 tornado last month. The request comes at the conclusion of an in-depth ass...
Jack Hall Jun 9, 2022

Michigan Agriculture Director Visits Marquette Businesses
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell visited several local food and agricultural businesses in Marquette Wednesday, including Seeds & Spores Family Farm,...
Jack Hall Jun 8, 2022

Bergman Supports Bill To Improve School Security, Mental Health
Rep. Jack Bergman joined Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-8) and 23 other Members of Congress in introducing H.R. 7966, STOP II: The Secure Every School and Protect our Nation's Children Act. This important bi...
Jack Hall Jun 8, 2022

Marijuana Retailer Donates $10,000 For New Negaunee Twp. Playground
The Negaunee Township Hall will be getting a new ADA accessible playground next year, thanks in part to The Fire Station Cannabis Company (TFS). "Supporting municipalities is something that's importan...
Jack Hall Jun 7, 2022

Escanaba Library Kicks Off Summer Programs With Wednesday Event
The Escanaba Public Library will kick off its summer schedule of programs on Wednesday, June 8, with several special events. At 4:30 pm, the Summer Reading Program will feature Joel Tacey and his Page...
Jack Hall Jun 7, 2022

Cloverland: Electric Shortages In Eastern Upper Peninsula 'Highly Unlikely'
A recent report published by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the organization responsible for overseeing the electric grid across 15 states and one Canadian province, detailed the...
Jack Hall Jun 7, 2022

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