Category Archives: News

State: COVID-19 Virus Can Be Detected In Wastewater Systems
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today posted preliminary results from four of the counties and o...
Jack Hall Dec 17, 2020

Public Health Spells Out COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
The COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to arrive in the Upper Peninsula and is expected to start being distributed this week. The current vaccine authorized for emergency use is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-1...
Jack Hall Dec 17, 2020

Marquette County's Becoming Outdoors Woman Event Cancelled
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated necessary limits on social gatherings, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled the annual winter Becoming an Outdoors Woman wor...
Jack Hall Dec 17, 2020

Canadian Environmentalist Endorses Closing Line Five
Canada's most venerated scientist, who was once voted among the top five most trusted people in the nation, has endorsed Governor Gretchen Whitmer's enforcement to shut down Enbridge's obsolete, Line ...
Jack Hall Dec 17, 2020

Iron Mountain Wal-Mart Store Closing Until Saturday Morning
Walmart in Iron Mountain has temporarily closed for cleaning and sanitizing because of COVID concerns. In a Facebook post, the retail giant says the store will also be closed to give additional time t...
Jack Hall Dec 17, 2020

Peters Applauds House Passage Of Veterans Caregiver Legislation
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today applauded House passage of his bipartisan bill to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) caregiver program. The Transparency and Effective Accountability ...
Jack Hall Dec 16, 2020

Bergman's Veterans Education, Other Bills Passes U.S. House
Today, the House passed H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. This legislative package featured Rep. Jack Bergman's GI Bill Pl...
Jack Hall Dec 16, 2020

Michigan Adds 4,000 New Positive Tests; 85 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 4,037 new positive test results and 83 new deaths. Michigan now has 446,752 confirmed cases and 11,018 deaths since the crisi...
Jack Hall Dec 16, 2020

Marinette County Sheriff Looking For Ruaway Teenagers
Authorities in Marinette County are looking for two teenagers they believe are runaways. Police say 14-year-old Katie Lynn Johnson and 16-year-old Austin Luce are reported missing from the Peshtigo ar...
Jack Hall Dec 16, 2020

House, Senate Pass Gas Station Bill; LaFave Expects Veto
The Michigan House has passed legislation that would allow Michigan gas stations to leave their pumps turned on after they close late at night. That would allow people to buy gas with their credit car...
Jack Hall Dec 16, 2020

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