Category Archives: News

Whitmer Announces Art Contest For State of State Cover
Governor Whitmer today announced an art contest for the 2022 State of the State program cover. The governor challenges Michigan's K-12 students to come up with a creative design for the 2022 State of ...
Jack Hall Jan 3, 2022

Free Liferides Offered For 37th Year On New Year's Eve
Free New Year's Eve Liferides will once again be available in Delta County this year. Rides are available from 7 p.m. on Friday, December 31, through 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 1, and are offered ...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2021

Michigan DNR: Successful Centennial Despite Pandemic
By any measure, it's a pretty big deal: one hundred years and counting. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources marked its centennial anniversary in 2021, and in the planning years prior to COVID...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2021

LaFave Criticizes Whitmer's 'List Of Accomplishments'
Upper Peninsula state representative Beau LaFave is criticizing Governor Grethen Whitmer's policies on supporting National Guard troops. The Iron Mountain Republican responded Thursday to the governor...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2021

Whitmer Creates Unemployment Fraud Response Team
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2021-16 today permanently establishing the Unemployment Insurance Fraud Response Team which solidifies the coordination among state departments and law enf...
Jack Hall Dec 29, 2021

OSF Asking Asymptomatic People To Avoid Coming In For Testing
With the rise of COVID-19 infections primarily among the unvaccinated, OSF HealthCare is asking members of communities it serves to refrain from coming to their facilities for asymptomatic and close c...
Jack Hall Dec 29, 2021

Upper Peninsula Unemployment Rate Increases In November
Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates moved down in 14 of Michigan's 17 major labor market areas between October and November, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2021

U.P. Regional Blood Center Has Critical Shortages
The U.P. Regional Blood Center is experiencing a CRITICAL NEED for all blood types. The UP Regional Blood Center has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock and Escanaba and is the primary supplier of ...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2021

Upper Peninsula Adds 354 New COVID Cases, Four Deaths Over Holiday
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced 32,957 new positive coronavirus test results and 116 new COVID-related deaths over the past five days. This was the first repor...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2021

Unemployed Workers Urged To Certify Early Due To New Year's Holiday
The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) will be closed Dec. 30 and 31 to observe the New Year's holiday. Anyone who needs to certify for benefits should do so early in the week. Unemployed workers can...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2021

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