Category Archives: News

U.P. Regional Blood Center Low On Several Types
The UP Regional Blood Center is currently experiencing a critical need for B-Pos, O-neg, B-neg, and A-neg blood types. The UP Regional Blood Center has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock, Escanaba...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

Michigan Unemployment Rates Drops In All Regions
Seasonally unadjusted jobless rates in September decreased in all 17 of Michigan's major labor market areas, according to data from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Empl...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

Neph Hired As Mackinac Bridge Chief Engineer
The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has found its new chief bridge engineer: longtime Assistant Bridge Engineer Julie Neph. Neph, who has been with the MBA for the majority of her career, will begin h...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

Governor Suggests Changes To Michigan Overtime Rules
Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer directed the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to submit a request for rulemaking to expand the right to overtime pay to more Michigan workers. Changes in fe...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

M-DOT Wrapping Up US-2 Project In Dickinson County
Lane closures on US-2 in the Vulcan area will be lifted Friday as a resurfacing project wraps up in Dickinson County. Eastbound and westbound US-2 has had intermittent lane closures from Vulcan to the...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

UPDATE: Missing Escanaba Boy Found Safe After Search
The 11-year-old Escanaba boy who was reported missing Thursday afternoon has been found safe. Escanaba Public Safety put out the call for the public to look for Jake Messenger, who went missing from t...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

Three People Hurt In Serious Crash In Gladstone
Three people were hurt in a traffic crash this morning in Gladstone. Michigan State Police say the accident happened at 7:15 this morning at the intersection of 0-point-85 Road ad Rivers 22nd Road. Th...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

LaFave Holding U.P. Office Hours Friday, Saturday
Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain announced his October office hours for residents of Dickinson, Menominee, and Delta counties. "I look forward to seeing everyone at my upcoming office hours," Rep. La...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

Superior Health Foundation Doles Out $500,000 In Grants
The Superior Health Foundation in Marquette awarded more than $500,000 in health-centered grant funding at its Fall Grants Awards Celebration on Wednesday evening at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. The ...
Jack Hall Oct 23, 2019

Sault Ste. Marie Business Groups To Work Together
The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Downtown Association is pleased to announce a partnership with the Downtown Development Authority of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The two organizations have agreed to join...
Jack Hall Oct 23, 2019

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