Category Archives: News

Former NMU Basketball Players Battle Racial Injustice
Three former Northern Michigan University basketball teammates-Naba Echols, Isaiah Johnson and Kenton Mack-have co-founded Athletes Igniting Action, a movement that empowers athletes to collectively u...
Jack Hall Dec 13, 2020

Michigan Lawmakers Respond To COVID Vaccine Approval
Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's Emergency Use Authorization for the COVID-19 Vaccine: "This is great n...
Jack Hall Dec 12, 2020

Michigan Adds 40,000 Recoveries; U.P. Adds 103 New Cases
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday reported 4,486 new positive test results and 30 new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates nd matched them to pre...
Jack Hall Dec 12, 2020

Four Bay College Students Win Awards For Essays, Stories
Each year, Bay College and all of Michigan's community colleges participate in the Liberal Arts Network for Development (LAND) Writing Competition. During the fall semester, current Bay College studen...
Jack Hall Dec 12, 2020

Stabenow, Peters Tout Michigan Projects In Defense Bill
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) secured important priorities for Michigan in the final 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the Senate by a margin of 84-13. The bill now heads to ...
Jack Hall Dec 11, 2020

NMU President Touts COVID-19 Safety At Governor's Meeting
Northern Michigan University President Fritz Erickson was invited to give a presentation on NMU's fall semester response to the pandemic during a statewide COVID-19 community response meeting convened...
Jack Hall Dec 11, 2020

NMU Board Chooses 2021 Chairman, Vice-Chairman
Tami Seavoy of Marquette will serve as chair of the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees for calendar year 2021. Steve Young of Lansing will be vice chair. The board held elections for the l...
Jack Hall Dec 11, 2020

Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Unlikely On January 1
The Michigan Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage and Hour Division today announced the state's scheduled minimum wage increase is not expected to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. Michigan's Improved W...
Jack Hall Dec 11, 2020

Military Identifies F-16 Pilot Who Died In U.P. Crash
TheWisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing based in Madison, Wis., has identified the pilot who was found dead after his F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Upper Peninsula Tuesday night. Official...
Jack Hall Dec 11, 2020

Cambensy Opposes U.P. Republicans Supporting Texas Lawsuit
The Upper Peninsula's lone elected Demcrat is firing back at two Upper Peninsula Republicans who endorsed Texas's lawsuit challenging Michigan's presidential election results. 19 Republican Michigan l...
Jack Hall Dec 11, 2020

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