Category Archives: News

Verso To Pay $250,000 After Fish Died In Escanaba River
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy today announced a settlement with Verso Corp. over National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System violations at the company's Escanaba ...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

Kobasic Foundation Donates To Escanaba Splash Pad Project
The City of Escanaba Recreation Department is excited to announce a donation from the Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation to help with the cost of constructing a new splash pad to be located in Escanaba at t...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

Marquette Explores Rebuilding Of Kids Cove Playground
The Playground for All Committee and the Community Foundation of Marquette County are offering the community opportunities for lead sponsorship and legacy gifts as well as naming options in its initia...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

Northern Michigan University To Require Random COVID Testing
Northern Michigan University will implement mass random COVID-19 testing when the winter semester begins next week. It will also expand vaccination and booster shot availability at the NMU Health Cent...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

Soo's War Memorial Hospital Seeing 'Record Number' Of Patients
War Memorial Hospital is currently experiencing a steady increase in patient volumes. "At this time, we are at capacity and so are many hospitals across the State" said Marla Bunker, CNO/COO War Memor...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

U.P. National Guard Engineering Unit Earns High Honors
The 1431st Engineer Company (SAPPER), 107th Engineer Battalion, based in Calumet, was recently determined by an internal analysis to be the top performing engineer unit across the entire National Guar...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

Governor Whitmer's Husband Tests Positive For COVID-19
The office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement from Press Secretary Bobby Leddy after the first gentleman tested positive for COVID-19 today after experiencing symptoms. "Tod...
Jack Hall Jan 05, 2022

Winter Storm To Dump Heavy Snow On Parts Of Upper Peninsula
Including the cities of L`Anse, Gwinn, Marquette, Kenton, and Sidnaw ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow and areas of blowing snow expected...
Jack Hall Jan 04, 2022

COVID Booster Shot Doses Available Friday On NMU Campus
The Marquette County Health Department will be offering an additional clinic for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine will be offered this Friday on the Northern Michigan University campus from 9...
Jack Hall Jan 04, 2022

Upper Peninsula Adds 11 New COVID Deaths Over New Year's
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced 61,235 new positive coronavirus test results and 126 new COVID-related deaths over the past five days. This was the first repor...
Jack Hall Jan 04, 2022

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