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Escanaba Church To Host 'Color Your Faith' 5K Run
A Color Run is scheduled on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 at Bethany Lutheran Church. The event, titled "Color Your Faith 5k," will begin at 9:00am and feature a number of "color stations" in which racers ...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

LaFave Introduces Bill To Ban COVID-19 'Vaccine Passports'
State Rep. Beau LaFave on Tuesday introduced House Bill 4792, part of a six-bill bipartisan package, to prohibit the creation, implementation, and enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine passports in Michigan...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

Hiawatha National Forest Looks To Increase Pollinating Bees
The declining abundance of insect and other animal pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide has been recorded since the end of the 20th century. Scientists are worried about rapid population decreases...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

False Alarm For 'Active Shooter' At Escanaba Wal-Mart
There was quite a lot of police activity at the Escanaba Wal-Mart store Tuesday night after someone called Public Safety to say that a man with a rifle was entering the store. That led to a flood of s...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

Western U.P. Tribe Begins Internet Gambling Thursday
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved the Lac Vieux Desert tribe and its platform provider, PointsBet, to launch internet casino gaming at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 4. The Upper Peninsula-based tr...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

Michigan Releases 2020 'State of Great Lakes' Report
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE) Office of the Great Lakes released today the 2020 State of the Great Lakes report, which provides a deep dive into efforts unde...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

LaFave Criticizes Whitmer's Re-Opening Plan Tied To Vaccinations
Rep. Beau LaFave today criticized Gov. Whitmer's benchmarks for reopening the state of Michigan in the wake of COVID-19. LaFave commented that the newly announced measures do not account for those wit...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

Whitmer Admin. Changes Outdoor Mask Rule, Gathering Sizes
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today updated its COVID-19 Gatherings and Face Masks epidemic order to encourage safer outdoor activities as spring and summer bring warmer...
Jack Hall May 5, 2021

Michigan Adds 2,500 New Cases; 77 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reported 2,527 new coronavirus positive tests and 75 new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them t...
Jack Hall May 4, 2021

Escanaba To Crack Down On Ordinance Violations
The city of Escanaba will be cracking down on violations of its property maintenance codes over the next few weeks. City officials say they've received numerous complaints about everything from parkin...
Jack Hall May 4, 2021

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