Category Archives: News

Michigan Adds 419 Positive Test Results; Five In U.P.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 419 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, and eight new deaths. The state also went through death certificates and matched them with previous...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

McBroom, GOP House Members Want Unemployment Investigation
In an effort to improve service for unemployed Michiganders, keep residents' personal information safe and stop costly fraud, three state legislators are calling for the Auditor General's Office to lo...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

Flags Lowered Friday To Honor Former State Representative
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and within former Rep. Robinson's district to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, August 21, 2020, to hon...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

Copper Country Fire Departments Receive FEMA Grant
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced $173,000 for the Ahmeek Fire Department to purchase new vehicles to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public. The fund...
Jack Hall Aug 20, 2020

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

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