Category Archives: News

Governor Extends Electronic Meetings, Health Care Orders
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Orders 2020-48 and 2020-49, which extend two executive orders signed last month. These executive orders: Relax the requirements of the Open Meetings Ac...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Michigan Implements New Expanded Testing Criteria
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has announced it is expanding testing criteria for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) to include individuals with mild symptoms, and has publis...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Marinette County Officials Address Potential Visitors
As the COVID-19 public health emergency continues and summer approaches, more and more people will travel to their seasonal homes /cottages. Marinette County believes the following plan is sustainable...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Marquette Schools Release Redmen Survey Results
On behalf of the Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education we sincerely appreciate the public's participation in our recent survey used to gather input on our high school nickname. Consumer Con...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Delta County Health Department Gives COVID-19 Update
As of today, April 14, 2020 at 11:14a.m., Public Health Delta and Menominee Counties has issued the following information: 169 individuals in the disease surveillance system 9 positives for COVID-19 i...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Congressman Bergman Calls On Governor To Change Order
Six Republican Michigan Congressmen, including the Upper Peninsula's Jack Bergman, are unhappy with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's recent Stay at Home orders, which were tightened from her initial orders iss...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Menominee River Habitat Golf Outing Postponed
Due to Covid-19, the Menominee River Habitat For Humanity has rescheduled its 18th Annual "Raise the Roof" golf outing to Thursday, July 30, 2020. The outing will remain at the TimberStone Golf Course...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Marquette's July Hiawatha Music Festival Cancelled
The Hiawatha Music Co-op Board of Directors have made an unprecedented decision to cancel their 42nd Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival scheduled for July 17-19, 2020 due to the unexpected and unprec...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Governor Thanks Amway, Hyundai For Donations
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement on Amway's donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to area health care facilities: "In the past month, we've seen Michigan bu...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

Company Accused Of Lying About Masks; Price Gouging
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office sent a cease and desist letter to a Wyoming business for price-gouging and misrepresenting the types of face masks it was attempting to sell to an employ...
Jack Hall Apr 14, 2020

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Escanaba Sewage System Overwhelmed On City's South Side
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Lake Superior Community Partnership Announces New CEO
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READY WISCONSIN: Severe Weather Awareness Week Under Way
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Rain, Flooding Washes Out Roads In Menominee County
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USA Today Readers Rank Upper Peninsula As Best Golfing Destination
Apr 10, 2026
Gladstone Man Arrested On 'Aggrivated' Child Pornography Charges
Apr 10, 2026
Democratic House Leader Puri Talks Health Care At Marquette Event
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