Category Archives: News

Eppensteiner To Head Marquette Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Marquette County, the $19 million community foundation helping people invest in the future of Marquette County, announces the promotion of Zosia Eppensteiner to CEO effecti...
Jack Hall Nov 30, 2020

Bay College Promoting 'Futures For Frontliners' Program
Inspired by the GI Bill which provided college education to those serving their country in WWII, Futures for Frontliners is a tuition-free pathway aimed at those essential workers who have not yet obt...
Jack Hall Nov 30, 2020

Whitmer Praises Casperson As 'Unwavering Public Servant'
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today issued the following statement on the death of former state Senator Tom Casperson who passed away at 61 years old after battling lung cancer. "Tom Casperson was an unwa...
Jack Hall Nov 30, 2020

Cancer Society Reacts To Former Sen. Casperson's Death
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW SCHEPERS A statement from Andrew Schepers, government relations director in Michigan for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CA...
Jack Hall Nov 30, 2020

NMU Celebrates Successful Semester; Creates New Scholarship
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR COMMENTS FROM NMU PRESIDENT FRITZ ERICKSON Northern Michigan University made a commitment to its students that it would have face-to-face in person instruction during the Fall 2020...
Jack Hall Nov 30, 2020

Former State Senator, Rep. Tom Casperson Dead At Age 61
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MARTY FITTANTE, INVEST UP CEO Former Upper Peninsula state senator and state representative Tom Casperson has died at the age of 61. Casperson was diagno...
Jack Hall Nov 29, 2020

McBroom: Election Investigation Needed; Won't Overturn Results
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH SEN. MCBROOM President Trump continues to say that Michigan's election system was rigged against him. An investigation is under way, led by Upper Peninsu...
Jack Hall Nov 29, 2020

Marquette DDA Board Adopts New Downtown Plan
The Marquette Downtown Development Authority (MDDA) has announced the completion of the City of Marquette Downtown Plan, which was formally adopted by the MDDA Board of Directors. For nearly a year, t...
Jack Hall Nov 29, 2020

Army Corps Warns Of Great Lakes Safety Hazards
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urges caution around Great Lake piers, breakwaters and jetties, particularly during times of high wind and wave events. Many accidents and incidents near harbor struct...
Jack Hall Nov 29, 2020

Marinette Sheriff's Deputy Inovolved In Fatal Shooting
A Marinette County Sheriff's Deputy was involved in a shooting incident on Friday in the Town of Amberg. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says it started with a domestic dispute at about 11:00 in t...
Jack Hall Nov 28, 2020

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