Category Archives: News

Michigan Hemp Farmers To Be Sent Producer Surveys
The U.S Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) mailed its first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey to 20,500 producers across the nation. The hemp survey will...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021

New Report: Michigan Homeless Population Drops By 19%
Homelessness throughout Michigan dropped 19% in 2020, according to the latest Ending Homelessness in Michigan annual report. Led by the Campaign to End Homelessness, the report is created through a co...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021

Upper Peninsula Adds 300 New COVID Cases, Six More Deaths
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced 7,108 new positive coronavirus test results and 57 new COVID-related deaths over the two-day period of Tuesday and Wednesday. T...
Jack Hall Oct 21, 2021

Michigan Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.6% In September
Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate declined slightly by a tenth of a percentage point in September to 4.6 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, M...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

Whitmer Announces $32 Million To Fight Crime, Bolster Police
Governor Gretchen proposed a $32 million investment to ensure law enforcement officers have the training and resources they need to effectively fight crime. The proposal is part of the larger $75 mill...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

UPHS-Marquette Appoints Darner As Chief Operating Officer
UP Health System - Marquette is pleased to welcome back Tonya Darner, MBA, who has been appointed to serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while ...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

U.P. Lawmakers Call Line Five Pipeline Tampering 'Terrorist Attack'
House Military, Veterans, and Homeland Security Committee Chair Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, today issued the following statement after a group of terrorists attempted to shut down Line 5 at a valve...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

State Authorizes New Vaccine To Treat Rabbits For RHDV2 Virus
Today, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's (MDARD) State Veterinarian Dr. Nora Wineland authorized the use of a new vaccine for rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

Houghton County Man Wins $358,000 On Michigan Lottery
Persistence paid off for a Houghton County man who won a $358,427 Diamond Wild Time Progressive Fast Cash jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought his...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

Michigan DNR Confirms Cougar Sighting In Dickinson County
Wildlife biologists with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have confirmed a trail camera image showing a mountain lion walking through a semi-open area of firs and poplars was taken in Sept...
Jack Hall Oct 20, 2021

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