'TAKE-BACK': Health Department Accepting Unwanted Prescription Medications
The LMAS District Health Department has partnered with the Luce County Sheriff's Office, Mackinac County Sheriff's Office, Alger County Sheriff's Office, and Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office as well as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to host Med...
Apr 26, 2024
Superior Health Foundation Awards $205,000 To Local Non-Profit Groups
The Superior Health Foundation (SHF) in Marquette awarded more than $205,000 in health-centered grant funding at its Spring Grants Celebration on Wednesday evening at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. The event was proudly presented by Acrisure. The Supe...
Apr 24, 2024
Escanaba Public Works: We Don't Pick Up Yard Waste In Spring
The Escanaba Department of Public Works is reminding residents that they don't pick up yard waste in the spring. Please don't put your yard waste in your recycling cart, as we will be unable to pick up your recycling cart containing yard waste or gar...
Apr 24, 2024
House Passes Markkanen Proposal To Make Houghton-Douglass Falls State Park
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, on Wednesday saw his resolution seeking state park status for Houghton-Douglass Falls pass the House. The resolution urges the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to declare Houghton-Douglass Falls as the Ho...
Apr 24, 2024
Michigan Tech University Commencement Exercises Set For This Weekend
(Michigan Tech story and photo) Entrepreneur and philanthropist Chang K. Park, who graduated from Michigan Tech in 1973 with dual degrees in electrical engineering and engineering administration, is the featured commencement speaker at ceremonies on ...
Apr 23, 2024
Bay College Names Spring Commencement Speaker For May 4 Event
Bay College is excited to announce that Samantha Griebel has been selected to deliver the College's 2024 Commencement speech on May 4. Samantha is the fourth of five siblings and the first in her family to earn a college degree. She's been married to...
Apr 23, 2024
Prestin Wants Natural Resource Advisory Boards Re-Established In Michigan
State Rep. Dave Prestin on Monday announced his bill to re-establish natural resource advisory boards to protect Michigan businesses from unnecessary rules and regulations. The bill is part of a larger House Republican legislative package to help gr...
Apr 23, 2024
GREAT DAY TO BE A BRAVE: Gladstone Robotics Succeeds At World Championships
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH COACH TIM BARRON It was quite a week for the Gladstone High School robotics team as they competed in the FIRST Robotics world competition in Houston, Texas. The Brave Bots Team 4391 made it to the final ...
Apr 22, 2024
Bay College Greenhouse Planning Annual Plant Sale On May 3rd
On Friday, May 3 from 9am - 5pm ET, the Bay College Greenhouse will be selling native plant seedlings and vegetables starts. This one-day event will take place at the greenhouse and biology lab (Room 116) in the Math Science Building on the Escanaba ...
Apr 20, 2024
NMU, Saginaw Valley To Work Together On Mental Health Nurse Training
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH AMY POIRIER, NMU PMHNP (NMU Photo) Northern Michigan University is partnering with Saginaw Valley State University to enhance behavioral health care in the Upper Peninsula by expanding educational opportunitie...
Apr 20, 2024
Sault Tribe Chairman Throws Support Behind Nurses; Strike Set To Pause
NOTE: The 120 nurses at the former War Memorial Hospital (now owned by MyMichigan Health) were on strike from last Monday through this Saturday morning. A bargaining session is set for May 10, and nurses are scheduled to work without a new contract u...
Apr 20, 2024
City Of Escanaba Planning 'Marina Fest' For Live Music This Summer
Plans are being made to grow established city festivals in Escanaba by adding more music. Organizers say it will greatly enhance the community. "Music adds vibrancy to a community," said Lorne Watson, a member of the Escanaba Recreation Adv...
Apr 20, 2024