Category Archives: News

Grants Available For Michigan County Fairs To Make Improvements
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development today announced this year's competitive grant cycle for the state's county fairs to make building and other capital improvements to their f...
Jack Hall Jan 9, 2021

Downstate Man Charged With Making Bomb Threat At State Capitol
A man who reportedly threatened to kill a state representative has now been charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly made a threatening phone call Thursday claiming there was a bomb at the Mi...
Jack Hall Jan 8, 2021

On-Line Registration System For Mechanics Goes Down Jan. 15
As announced previously, because of system upgrades, the Michigan Secretary of State's online mechanic test registration system will be temporarily offline beginning Jan. 15. Mechanics will still be a...
Jack Hall Jan 8, 2021

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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2021

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