Category Archives: News

Escanaba City Offices Remain Closed Until May 1st
Michigan's Governor Whitmer announced the extension of the Stay In Place Executive Order through April 30, 2020. Due to this order, all City buildings/offices will remain closed until May 1, 2020. Cit...
Jack Hall Apr 10, 2020

U.P. Lawmaker Calls Whitmer's Order 'Forced Layoffs'
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today said the governor moved in the wrong direction when she put even more restrictions on Michigan workers while extending her stay-at-home order until through April 30. Go...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Michigan To Get Federal Help To Provide Kids Food
Michigan has become the first state in the country to gain federal approval of a program that will provide nutritious food to children who were affected by school closings due to COVID-19. The Pandemi...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Bay College Nursing Students Donate To Homeless Shelter
Bay College Nursing Students delivered 59 bags of personal care, hygiene items, and healthy snacks to the Salvation Army in Escanaba in order to benefit those recipients of services provided by Hope a...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Michigan Coronavirus Cases Pass 21,000; Deaths Exceed 1,000
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday afternoon that the state's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has jumped to 21,504, which is 1,158 more cases in the pas...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Menominee County Reports First Coronavirus Case
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties is announcing Menominee County's first positive case of COVID-19. On April 9, 2020 Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) was notified by the ...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Whitmer Order Toughens Restrictions; U.P. Lawmakers Object
CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN TO GOVERNOR WHITMER'S ANNOUNCEMENT Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended the "Stay at Home, Stay Safe" order through April 30th. She also tightened the restrictions even further...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Governor Extends 'Stay At Home' Order Through April 30
Governor Whitmer signed executive order 2020-42, extending her prior "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order through the end of April. As with the prior order, Executive Order 2020-42 limits gatherings and trave...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Michigan Delegation Asks FEMA To Waive Cost-Sharing
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and U.S. Senator Gary Peters led the Michigan Congressional Delegation in urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive cost-sharing requirem...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Delta County Woman Dies From COVID-19
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) received notification today of the first death of a Delta County resident attributed to COVID-19. The individual was an adult female. She was hospit...
Jack Hall Apr 09, 2020

Escanaba, MI, USA
45 °F Overcast
Marquette, MI, USA
38 °F Mist
Manistique, MI, USA
45 °F Mist
Munising, MI, USA
45 °F Mist
Iron Mountain, MI, USA
46 °F Mist

Local News from the RRN News Center
Escanaba Sewage System Overwhelmed On City's South Side
12h ago
Lake Superior Community Partnership Announces New CEO
12h ago
UPPCO To Draw Down Water Levels, Make Repairs, At Prickett Lake
13h ago
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Buys Chest Compression Devices
Apr 13, 2026
READY WISCONSIN: Severe Weather Awareness Week Under Way
Apr 13, 2026
Rain, Flooding Washes Out Roads In Menominee County
Apr 13, 2026
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
Apr 10, 2026












