Category Archives: News
Whitmer Announces Heat Assistance Grants; $2.46 Million To U.P.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that nine local community service agencies across Michigan received a combined $54.5 million in Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) grants to help families pa...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Michigan Minimum Wage Rising By 22 Cents Next Month
Michigan's minimum wage rate will increase to $9.87 on January 1, 2022, an increase from the current $9.65. Michigan's Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishes the annual schedule a...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Kinonen Wins Bay College Quarterly TORCH Award
Congratulations to Amber Kinonen, Bay College's quarterly (December 2021 - February 2022) TORCH Award winner. Kinonen is the Transitional Studies Coordinator and English Instructor with the Arts and L...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
LaFave: Social Media Companies Shouldn't 'De-platform' Candidates
Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain introduced a bill to help ensure election integrity by establishing a level-playing field between political candidates on social media. House Bill 5597, dubbed the 'J...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
Trust Fund Board Recommends $45 Million In Recreation Projects
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommended Wednesday to the Michigan Legislature that 117 recreation development projects and land acquisitions totaling ...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
LMAS Health Department Issues Public Health Warning
LMAS District Health Department is issuing this Public Health Warning as COVID cases are rising rapidly, and local hospitals along with public health are facing capacity limits in managing this ongoin...
Jack Hall Dec 02, 2021
McBroom Opens Hearings On Improper Unemployment Benefit Payments
The Senate and House of Representatives Oversight committees held a joint hearing Tuesday, beginning a legislative inquiry into the state Unemployment Insurance Agency. The UIA was recently discovered...
Jack Hall Dec 01, 2021
Upper Peninsula Adds Seven COVID Deaths, 358 Deaths Reported Statewide
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced 24,090 new positive coronavirus test results and 198 new COVID-related deaths over the past two days. State officials also c...
Jack Hall Dec 01, 2021
Cholcolay Township Police Solve Graffiti Vandalism Case
Chocolay Township Police say they've solved the case of graffiti vandalism that's been happening the past few weeks in the community. The department on Tuesday released photos of two men near some of ...
Jack Hall Dec 01, 2021
Michigan Lottery Warns Of Prize Scams To Steal Your Money
The Michigan Lottery is warning the public to be aware of scam artists telling people they've won a big lottery prize but need to pay a fee to collect it. The Michigan Lottery processes all prize clai...
Jack Hall Dec 01, 2021 Man hands using smart phone
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