Category Archives: News

State Officials Welcome Finnish Delegation To U.P.
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell welcomed Ambassador Okko-Pekka Salmimies, Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles, and Finnish business and res...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

Blumensaadt Named Bay College Outstanding Educator
Bay College honors Josh Blumensaadt, part-time Computer Network Systems and Security (CNSS) Instructor, as one of its recipients of the Outstanding Educator Award sponsored by the Don Johnson Agency/M...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

UPDATE: Northern Michigan Wildfire Now 75% Contained
The Blue Lakes Fire in the northern Lower Peninsula now is 75 percent contained and estimated at about 2,200 acres, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Some closed roads in the ...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

Bay College Switches To Summer Hours Next Week
Bay College building hours will be modified for the summer beginning the week of May 23, 2022. Bay College employees will be working Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM ET/CT. The College'...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

DNR Citizens Advisory Council Meets Tuesday In Marquette
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council will meet at the Marquette Township Community Center, 1000 Commerce Drive in Marquette from 6 to 8:30 p...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

Marquette Launches Fundraiser To Upgrade Fish Cleaning Station
The Marquette Lower Harbor Fish Cleaning Station will soon be restored with new equipment and updates through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corp...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

More Late-Night Lane Closures On Portage Lift Bridge
Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will continue work requiring lane closures and full traffic closures of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock this ...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

Resurfacing Project Begins Between Menominee, Stephenson
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $10.2 million to resurface 17.9 miles of US-41 from south of 56th Avenue in the city of Menominee to south of County Road 352 in the city ...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

Whitmer Proclaims EMS Recognition Week In Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is honoring Michigan's EMS Heroes for their lifesaving work on the front lines of the pandemic by proclaiming May 15-21 as EMS Recognition Week. "Michigan's EMS Heroes step up to...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

Michigan Begins Search For Official State Christmas Tree
Today, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) officially begins the search for the tree to adorn the Capitol grounds for the 2022 holiday season. Each year, DTMB is task...
Jack Hall May 16, 2022

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Local News from the RRN News Center
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