Category Archives: News

Upper Peninsula Hospitals Receiving Grants For COVID-19 Testing
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) secured a $13 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for 51 small, rural hospitals i...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2021

NMU Football Players Help Little Girl With Lemonade Stand
When 5-year-old Millie Gauthier fulfilled her wish of setting up a lemonade stand at her grandparents' summer home in Marquette, not far from campus at the corner of Spruce and Albert Streets, two NMU...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2021

Marquette's South Beach Closed Die To E.coli Bacteria Levels
During routine testing elevated levels of bacteria, specifically E. coli, have been detected at South Beach swimming area in Marquette, MI. The beach is closed to swimming until further notice. The Ci...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2021

Senator Peters Visits Paradise To Wrap Up Motorcycle Tour
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today visited Paradise in the Upper Peninsula on the third and final day of his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan. Peters concluded his Hell to Paradise motorcycle t...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

LMAS Health Dept.: 'Very Few' Are Wearing Masks; Vaccinations Slow
This message was sent to the community Wednesday afternoon by the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department: Today we are writing to you to provide some information about COVID and th...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

Michigan Adds 4,300 New Virus Cases; 132 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced 4,326 new positive test results for the past two days. That's an average of 2,163 new cases per day. There were 28 new death...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

M-DOT Closing Lane On M-26 In Copper Country For Repairs
Beginning Aug. 26, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close the eastbound lane of M-26 over the Silver River west of Copper Harbor due to recent accelerated deterioration of one of ...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

Northern Michigan Man Wins $18 Million Lotto 47 Jackpot
A Roscommon County man's decision to keep playing the same set of numbers paid off when he won an $18.41 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. The lucky player, who chose to remain anony...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

Whitmer: State To Sell $800 Million In Bonds For Roads
Gov. Whitmer today announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) closed on an additional $800 million bond issue, the second installment in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $3.5 billionRebuil...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

Former K.I. Sawyer Command Center Could Return To Life
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL INTERVIEW WITH VICKI KULJU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The former K.I. Sawyer Air Base Command Center, also known as the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) Building originally co...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2021

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