Category Archives: News

Hiawatha Music Co-Op's Bertram Gets Midwest Award
The Folk Alliance Region Midwest has selected Hiawatha Music Co-op founding member and current Board of Directors member, Susan Bertram for their 2019 Folk Tradition in the Midwest Lifetime Achievemen...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2019

Cambensy Bill Bans Research Experiments On Dogs
State Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) introduced House Bill 5090 today to explicitly prohibit publicly funded institutions from conducting painful experiments on dogs for research purposes. Dogs used...
Jack Hall Oct 09, 2019

LaFave Wants County Veterans Service Money Restored
State Rep. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, today introduced a plan to reverse damaging cuts made by the governor in a recent round of budget vetoes. LaFave's measure, House Bill 5075, would restore $4 ...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Gladstone Woman Given Prison Time For Meth
Nichole Lynn Godfrey, 29, of Gladstone was sentenced to 23 Months to 10 Years in Prison. Godfrey was sentenced following the entry of a plea as charged for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Bark River Woman Sentenced For Leaving Accident Scene
Kristina Marie Coopride, 36, of Bark River was sentenced to 9 months in the Delta County Jail. Coopride was sentenced following the entry of a no contest plea as charged to Failure to Stop at Scene of...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Northern Michigan University Announces Anthem Singer
The Northern Michigan University Athletics Department is pleased to announce Adrianna Stephens as the new Resident National Anthem Singer for the 2019-20 hockey season. Highly active in the theater de...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Escanaba Searching For New City Manager
The City of Escanaba is looking for a new city manager after Patrick Jordan announced that he is resigning and will move to Florida. The resignation takes effect on December 1st, and Mayor Marc Tall t...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Deadline One Year Away For New Travel Documents
Michigan residents should pay attention to the REAL ID deadline, so they won't be prevented from flying within the United States or entering some federal facilities, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson ...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Detours Wednesday, Thursday In Sault Ste. Marie
Access to Three Mile Road and Mackinac Trail from the new I-75 Business Spur (BS) roundabout in Sault Ste. Marie will be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10. Motorists on Three Mile Roa...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

Pesticide Spraying Wraps Up In 14 Downstate Counties
Aerial treatment covering more than 557,000 acres targeting 14 counties has been completed to help combat Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS...
Jack Hall Oct 08, 2019

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