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U.P. Businesses Effected By Pandemic Can Apply For Grants
Qualifying Upper Peninsula businesses that have suffered financial hardship from COVID-19 are encouraged to apply for the State of Michigan's new Afflicted Business Relief (ABR) grant program. There i...
Jack Hall Mar 4, 2022

More Work Planned Next Week On Portage Lift Bridge
Contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will continue work that requires closures of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock next week. Multiple test lifts a...
Jack Hall Mar 4, 2022

OSF Closing COVID-19 Testing Center, Shutting Triage Line
Effective Monday, March 7, 2022, OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group will close its COVID-19 drive-thru testing center. In addition, the local COVID-19 triage phone line will no lo...
Jack Hall Mar 4, 2022

U.P. Braces For Weekend Ice Storm; Travel 'Strongly Discouraged'
Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Ontonagon, Houghton, Hancock, L`Anse, Gwinn, Marquette, Ironwood, Iron River, Kenton, and Sidnaw ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/SATURDAY...
Jack Hall Mar 4, 2022

Markkanen Touts New State Grant Program For Businesses
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today highlighted a new state grant program that can provide relief to U.P. business owners who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Markkanen voted to advance a bi...
Jack Hall Mar 4, 2022

MSU Extension Hiring Three Crops Educators In Northern Michigan
MSU Extension has three concurrent openings for full-time Crops Educators in the UP and Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. These positions require a Bachelor's degree in crop science, horticulture,...
Jack Hall Mar 3, 2022

Pembine Schools Getting Grant To Buy 17 New Bicycles
Students at Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District have expanded opportunities to stay active following their selection to receive a $2,520 grant from the M&M Area Community Foundation's (MMACF) P...
Jack Hall Mar 3, 2022

Shipwreck 'Atlanta' Found At Bottom Of Lake Superior
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) is excited to announce the discovery of the 172-foot schooner-barge Atlanta. The Atlanta was found 35 miles off Deer Park, Mich., in 650 feet of wa...
Jack Hall Mar 3, 2022

Nessel Joins Investigation Into TikTok Effects On Kids
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults even though social media use is a...
Jack Hall Mar 3, 2022

Governor Declares March As Michigan Food, Agriculture Month
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month, to honor and celebrate Michigan's farmers, the diversity of products grown and processed in our state, and the pa...
Jack Hall Mar 3, 2022

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Local News from the RRN News Center
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Iron Mountain Tree Cut Down To Become State Christmas Tree
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One Person Killed, Another Hurt In Iron County Traffic Crash
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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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