Category Archives: News

Senators To Hold Hearings On Violent Breach Of Capitol Building
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), leaders of the Senat...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2021

Rural Development Agency Looks For Workforce Partnerships
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today invited new members to join a national network of public-private partners to help create a...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2021

Big Jackpots In Mega Millions, Powerball Lottery Games
With the Mega Millions jackpot at $510 Million and Powerball at $470 Million, the multi-state Lottery games have combined jackpots of nearly $1 Billion. This is the highest the combined jackpots have ...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2021

Public Health Flooded With Calls Asking About COVID Vaccine
Since the announcement of the authorization from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to move to Phase 1B, the volume of inquiries being made to Public Health, Delta & Menomine...
Jack Hall Jan 08, 2021

Downstate Man Arrested For Bomb Threat At Michigan Capitol
A man has been arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) and Attorney General Dana Nessel's office will be reviewing for possible charges after he allegedly reported that there was a bomb at the Mic...
Jack Hall Jan 07, 2021

Michigan Adds 4,000 New Positive Tests; 66 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced 4,015 new coronavirus cases and 38 new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them with pre...
Jack Hall Jan 07, 2021

Marquette Funeral Home, St. Peter's Cathedral, Possible Exposure Sites
The Marquette County Health Department says that a Marquette funeral home, as well as the city's main Catholic Church, may be COVID-19 exposure sites. The department says that anyone who visited the C...
Jack Hall Jan 07, 2021

OSF To Resume Blood Drives Jan. 28 In Escanaba
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for blood donors and a viable source of blood supply has remained paramount. While COVID-19 altered many facets of day-to-day life, hospitals like OSF St. Fr...
Jack Hall Jan 07, 2021

LMAS Health Dept. Gives Update On Vaccine Distribution
In December 2020, the first Pfizer COVID vaccines arrived in the Upper Peninsula. LMAS District Health Department along with Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, Mackinac Straits Health System, Munising Memor...
Jack Hall Jan 07, 2021

Iron Mountain Gearing Up For Gus Macker Basketball Tourney
A very ambitious group of community leaders who love basketball and children have started planning the return of Gus Macker Basketball on the weekend of July 17-18. Gus Macker Basketball, the world's ...
Jack Hall Jan 07, 2021

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Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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