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Michigan Absentee Ballot Requests Continue To Increase
Absent voter ballot numbers continue to grow steadily ahead of the August 4 state primary, with more than 1.8 million requested and more than 600,000 already returned. The total number of absent voter...
Jack Hall Jul 22, 2020

Customer With Positive Test Visited Manistique Businesses
LMAS District Health Department has been informed that four local businesses had a customer that tested positive for COVID-19. The dates, times and locations are below. The individual wore a mask unti...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2020

Dickinson County Marine Patrol Rescues Kayacker In River
On July 18, the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about a capsized kayaker on the Menominee River below the Norway Power Dam. The caller reported that the man was swept downriver a...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2020

M-DOT To Start Road Project Wednesday In Chippewa County
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest about $1.3 million to resurface 7.4 miles of M-28 from west of M-221 to west of the southbound I-75 exit ramp in Chippewa County. The work ...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2020

Michigan Adds 573 New Cases; Twelve In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Tuesday afternoon 573 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched previous...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2020

Governor Appoints Eleven To Independent Living Council
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the following appointments to the Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council. The Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council was reestablished by Govern...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2020

State Ag Department To Host Food Housing Town Hall For U.P.
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell announced the department will be hosting a virtual townhall discussion regarding food and agriculture housing ch...
Jack Hall Jul 21, 2020

Michigan Opioid Task Force Town Hall To Be Held Virtually
The Michigan Opioids Task Force and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are rescheduling and changing the format of previously announced local town halls on opioids. These town ha...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2020

Small Farm Safety Grant Program Has $1.5 Million Available
As a result of high demand for the Michigan Agricultural Safety Grant program, and a clear need to help small farms mitigate risks of the COVID-19 virus in their operation, the Michigan Economic Devel...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2020

Whitmer Blasts Trump 'Threats'; Calls Detroit Protests 'Peaceful'
In response to President Trump's threat to send federal law enforcement into cities across the nation, including Detroit, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the followin...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2020

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Mackinac County Woman Pleads Guilty To Lying On Tax Forms
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Rep. Bohnak: New State Education Budget Good For U.P. Schools
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Whitmer Signs Bohnak's House Ownership Legislation
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Iron Mountain VA Medical Center Gets More Funding For Building Repairs
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