Category Archives: News

DNR Announces 12 U.P. Deer Habitat Imoprovement Projects
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding to 12 entities for projects in the Upper Peninsula. The Deer Habitat Improvement ...
Jack Hall Apr 28, 2021

Longtime Delta County Landfill Manager Pyle Retiring
The Delta Solid Waste Management Authority, announces Don Pyle has provided his notice of intent to retire from the company after serving as its Manager for more than two decades. According to the Aut...
Jack Hall Apr 28, 2021

M-DOT Opening Roadside Parks On Friday
All roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will reopen for the season Friday, April 30. MDOT maintains 85 roadside parks around the state. Parks in the Upper Penin...
Jack Hall Apr 28, 2021

Hearing Held On Legality Of Student Athlete Testing Requirements
A hearing was held Tuesday in the Michigan Court of Claims on the legality of the reuirement that Michigan teenaged athletes be tested for COVID-19 in order to play. The group "Let Them Play Michigan"...
Jack Hall Apr 27, 2021

Marquette Health Department Urges Young People To Get Vaccine
The Marquette County Health Department on Tuesday urged young people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that it is not an "innocent" disease for young people to contract. And the department noted tha...
Jack Hall Apr 27, 2021

State Sets Up Dashboard Monitoring COVID In Wastewater
A statewide COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program piloted in 2020 resulted in all 20 participating sites detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples. The results hold promise for futur...
Jack Hall Apr 27, 2021

Restaurant Group Launches Kids' Food Safety Program
The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA) has launched SCRUB Club, a free online food safety education course developed for middle school-aged children and their families, available thr...
Jack Hall Apr 27, 2021

U.P. Congressman Wants Transparency In 'ReConnect' Program
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman issued a formal comment in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's request for input on revisions to the Rural Utility Service's (RUS) ReConnect Progr...
Jack Hall Apr 27, 2021

Nessel, Michigan LARA Unveil Elaborate Licensing Scam
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Orlene Hawks today alerted professionals licensed by the State of Michigan to beware of an elaborate, ...
Jack Hall Apr 27, 2021

Marinette Marine Plans Construction On Menominee River
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is prepared to launch the next phase of construction along the waterfront next month, which will include work in the adjacent Menominee River. Beginning in May and p...
Jack Hall Apr 26, 2021

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