Category Archives: News

Upper Peninsula Counties Receive Medical Marijuana Grants
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) recently announced that the Medical Marijuana Operation and Oversight Grant application for Fiscal Year 2022 is available. Operation and Oversight Grants are to b...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Michigan DNR Says Deer Season Should Be Good For Hunters
The Michigan DNR says the state;s deer herd continued to grow over time and seemed to peak in the 1990's. In 1998, a record harvest of nearly 600,000 deer occurred. The deer herd doesn't seem to be as...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Deer Hunters Encouraged To Donate Venison To Feed Hungry
As Michigan's firearm deer season begins, the Michigan DNR says the time is right for hunters to help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. "Join ...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Escanaba Recreation Department Receives Two Grants
The City of Escanaba Recreation Department accepted a grant award from the Hannahville Indian Community for supporting the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center After School Program and the purchase of a bru...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Northern Michigan University Reaches Contract With Faculty
The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees today unanimously approved the proposed contract with the NMU-American Association of University Professors (AAUP) union and a letter of agreement wi...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Gogebic County Sheriff Retiring After 35 Years Of Service
The sheriff of Gogebic County is retiring. Pete Matonich says his last day will be December 31st. Matonich has been with the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office for nearly 35 years and has been the Sherif...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Four Dead, One Survivor In Plane Crash On Beaver Island
A plane crash on Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan has left four dead, with a child as the only survivor. The Island Airways plane went down at about 2:00 Saturday afternoon, according to the Un...
Jack Hall Nov 15, 2021

Marquette's Lakeshore Depot Launches Campaign To Expand
Lakeshore Depot in Marquette will complete its vision of becoming a local hub where community and agriculture meet with the help of a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corpo...
Jack Hall Nov 12, 2021

Flags Lowered This Weekend To Honor Former Congressmen
Governor Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff within the State Capitol Complex on Saturday, November 13 to honor the life and service of former U.S. Representative B...
Jack Hall Nov 12, 2021

Pets Can Be Adopted For Free Starting Monday At UPAWS
Some great news for the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter and those looking for a new pet. A company called MI Internet Company based in Negaunee is generously sponsoring all adoption fees* start...
Jack Hall Nov 12, 2021

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