Category Archives: News

Faithhorn Township Receives Grant For Emergency Shelter
Faithorn Township received a $2,982.00 grant from the Community-Wide Endowment held at the M&M Area Community Foundation. Faithorn Township will use this grant to support to establish an Emergency...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

Upper Peninsula Adds Ten Positive Tests; No New Deaths
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 761 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, and seven new deaths. The 761 positive tests came from more than 41,000 total tests that were adde...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

Governor Signs Executive Order To Achieve Gender Equity
On the 100th Anniversary of Women's Equality Day, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced in a video statement that the Michigan Women's Commission (MWC) will move from the Department of Civil Rights to t...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

Lightning Sets Barn On Fire In Delta County; No Injuries
On 08/26/20, at 4:43 a.m. , Escanaba Public Safety Officers were dispatched for a report of a lightning strike hitting a barn on the corner of 18th Road and I Road. Officers were advised visible flame...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

Michigan Tech Students Use Social Media To Stress Safety Protocols
From a video with mask-wearing tips to "Smile with Your Eyes" selfies, Huskies at Michigan Tech show that they take safety seriously and want fellow students to do the same. The grassroots effort to r...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

US Forest Service Hiring People To Help With Wildfires
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Eastern Region is looking for a committed, hardworking and highly skilled workforce to support wildfire suppression efforts and fuels management on ...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

NMU Football Championship Documentary To Be Streamed
Put Your Hand on the Line, an award-winning documentary about the 1975 Northern Michigan University football team's remarkable turnaround from losing every game one season to winning the NCAA Division...
Jack Hall Aug 26, 2020

Upper Peninsula Adds Handful Of Cases; No New Deaths
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 779 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, and 14 new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them to previous...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

DNR Closes Portion Of ORV Trail On Drummond Island
The East Marble Head Trail Route on Drummond Island will be closed for the next couple of weeks for the safety of route users and loggers. Earlier this month, Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

Governor Whitmer Gets Flu Shot; Says You Should Too
Governor Gretchen Whitmer held a press conference Tuesday encouraging all Michiganders to get their flu vaccine ahead of the 2020-2021 flu season. The governor also got her flu vaccine on stage during...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

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