Category Archives: News

Lake Superior State Releases 45th List Of Banned Words
The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have released LSSU's 45th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. The influencers in the ...
Jack Hall Dec 31, 2019

Escanaba Fireworks Display Set For 9:00 Tonight
LISTEN TO COMMENTS FROM KIM PETERSON, RECREATION DIRECTOR The City of Escanaba announces another great New Year's Eve Fireworks Display Show being held on Tuesday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m. sharp. Pl...
Jack Hall Dec 31, 2019

Markkanen: U.P. Projects Recommended For Fundaing
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today said projects in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton and Ontonagon counties are included in a proposed plan to improve outdoor recreation opportunities in Michigan. The projects ...
Jack Hall Dec 31, 2019

UPDATE: Cloverland Co-Op With 14,500 Outages
OUTAGE UPDATE (Tuesfay, December 31, 4:30 P.M.): Cloverland Electric Cooperative reports approximately 14,500 outages remaining across its service territory. Over 10,000 of these outages are in Chippe...
Jack Hall Dec 31, 2019

Escanaba Sends Partially-Treated Sewage Into Bay
Due to the combination of high ground water and the latest rain event, the Escanaba Wastewater Department was forced to initiate a partially treated wastewater by-pass into the receiving waters of Lit...
Jack Hall Dec 31, 2019

Sault Ste. Marie To Have New Year's Party; Ball Drop
Soo Co-Op Credit Union and the Downtown Development Authority invite the community to bid farewell to a decade during the Soo Co-Op Credit Union New Year's Eve Celebration in downtown Sault Ste. Marie...
Jack Hall Dec 31, 2019

Fire Destroys Radio Tower In Marquette County
A fire has destroyed the WDMJ AM 1320 radio tower in Marquette County. Local Three News reports that the fire happened Monday night and that the 260-foor-tower was knocked to the ground. The tower als...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2019

UPDATE: Cloverland Now With 15,600 Outages
9:00 P.M. UPDATE--- Cloverland Electric Cooperative reports approximately 15,600 outages remaining overnight across its service territory. Chippewa County has the largest concentration of outages with...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2019

UPPCO To Start Lowering Reservoir Water Levels
As winter settles in across the region, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) will begin lowering water levels at its hydroelectric reservoirs in anticipation of melting snow and precipitation during ...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2019

Cloverland Has 13,500 U.P. Customers Without Power
4:00 UPDATE--- An estimated 13,500 Cloverland Electric Cooperative members are without power as a result of freezing rain, sleet and ice accumulation primarily across the eastern end of the co-op's fi...
Jack Hall Dec 30, 2019

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