Category Archives: News

Salvation Army To Resume In-Person Services In May
Covid restrictions and protocols called for revamping how many local residents received help during the pandemic. The Salvation Army retooled how they distributed food both through their pantry progra...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2022

U.P. Land Conservancy Gives DNR 1,300 Acres Of Wilderness
The U.P. Land Conservancy has gifted nearly 1,300 acres of pristine highlands wilderness in Marquette County to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect the property from degradation an...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2022

Governor Whitmer Declares Earth Week In Michigan
Governor Whitmer today proclaimed April 18-24 as Earth Week in Michigan, celebrating the administration's record investments in water infrastructure, and our state and local parks, which will create j...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2022

Painting Work To Begin On US-2 Cut River Bridge
Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing bridge coating warranty work on the US-2 Heath M. Robinson Memorial Cut River Bridge, Mackinac County. The repairs will be ...
Jack Hall Apr 18, 2022

Benson Reverses Move To Limit Media Access To Driver Info
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson late Friday reversed an earlier press release that said that her department would no longer provide basic driver's record information to the media. Benson's ...
Jack Hall Apr 17, 2022

Coast Guard Wraps Up Great Lakes Icebreaking Operations
Commander, Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie concluded its domestic ice breaking operation, also known as Operation TACONITE. With the ice throughout the Western Great Lakes nearly melted, ice bre...
Jack Hall Apr 16, 2022

Michigan DNR Thanking Its Anti-Poaching Hotline Dispatchers
In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the second week of April, the Michigan DNR recognizes the dedicated staff who operate the Report All Poaching hotline - a leader among North ...
Jack Hall Apr 16, 2022

It's Crunch Time For Last-Minute Income Tax Filers
Taxpayers who have not yet filed their state income tax returns are urged to take advantage of the last weekend before the Monday, April 18 deadline to ensure accuracy, according to the Michigan Depar...
Jack Hall Apr 16, 2022

Billerud Korsnas Officially Buys Verso; Two U.P. Mills Included
The Verso acquisition by BillerudKorsnas is now official, with the plan for the merger made public in December and the sale completed last week. BillerudKorsnas plans to convert Verso's largest facili...
Jack Hall Apr 15, 2022

Michigan DNR Confirms 25 Cases Of CWD In Deer Out Of 7,200 Tested
Though Michigan's 2021 deer hunting seasons ended in late January 2022, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing to accept feedback from hunters about their experiences. Hunter harve...
Jack Hall Apr 15, 2022

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Man Swept Away Into Lake Superior; Search Suspended
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Army Corps Of Engineers Launches Annual Photo Contest
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Escanaba's Garber Named Michigan's Top Assistant Principal
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