Category Archives: News

UP Health Care Solutions Gets $747,000 Federal Grant
Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) was recently awarded a $747,428 competitive grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (a division of the U.S. Department of Healt...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

ATC To Start Removing Straits of Mackinac Electric Cables
American Transmission Co. will begin removing two of six submarine electric transmission cables from the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac starting Monday, Aug. 24. The approximate 30-day process is ...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

U.P. Volleyball, Soccer, Swimming Given Green Light
The Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association Thursday approved the start of competition in girls volleyball, boys soccer and girls swimming & diving in regions of Mi...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

DRONE DOWN: Bald Eagle's Victim Found Near Escanaba
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has recovered a drone sent to the bottom of Lake Michigan by an unhappy bald eagle in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. EGLE's Willful ...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

Governor Signs 'Return To Learn' School Package Into Law
Governor Whitmer signed the bipartisan "Return to Learn" bills she and legislative leaders agreed upon on Friday of last week. The bill package outlines new, more flexible instructional requirements f...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

State Taking Bids For Demolition Of Four Iron County Homes
The State Lank Bank Authority has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the demolition and abatement of four residential properties located in Iron County. All qualified companies are encouraged t...
Jack Hall Aug 19, 2020

Ishpeming's Bell Hospital Given High Patient Experience Ratings
UP Health System - Bell today announced that it has been awarded five stars in patient experience ratings recently received by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Derived from Hospit...
Jack Hall Aug 19, 2020

Gladstone's Ninth Street Construction Project Continues
Oberstar Construction, the Contractor for the 9th Street Project, will be moving construction to the intersection of 9th Street and Delta Avenue (under the stop light) Thursday morning. All businesses...
Jack Hall Aug 19, 2020

Michigan Adds 616 Positive Test Results; 17 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 616 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, and nine new deaths. Michigan now has 94,278 positive test results since the crisis began five mon...
Jack Hall Aug 19, 2020

Gov. Whitmer Urges Residents To 'Decline To Sign' Petition
CLICK TO HEAR GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER DISCUSS PETITION DRIVE The petition drive continues to repeal a 1945 law that has given Governor Gretchen Whitmer the ability to issue executive orders without legi...
Jack Hall Aug 19, 2020

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Daggett Man Sentenced On Fleeing, Eluding Conviction
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Dickinson County Woman Dies In Early-Morning Crash
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Eastern U.P. Man Convicted Of Raping Teenaged Girl
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Iron Mtn. Woman Arrested On Drugs Charges In Wisconsin
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National Trails Day To Be Recognized In Marquette County
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Sault Tribe Completes Clean-Up Of Eastern U.P. Oil Spill
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DRUG TAKE BACK DAY: Drop Off Unwanted Pills On Saturday
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