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Meat processors key to Hunters Feeding Michigan’s efforts

MARQUETTE — Half a million servings of nutritious, high-quality protein. It’s hard to quantify how much that means to Michiganders who don’t have enough food, but – by any measure – 138,000 pounds is a lot of meat. It’s how much venison the Hunters Feeding Michigan program ...

Hiawatha National Forest Christmas tree permits available

Christmas tree permits are now available from the Hiawatha National Forest and the Ottawa National Forest from the United States Forest Service. Permits are available for $5 per tree until Dec. 31, so long as people follow the rules and regulations set in place by the USFS. The USFS says ...

Ishpeming Police seek public’s assistance IDing man

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying a man they say was connected to a complaint of a suspicious situation. Any information can be given by calling 906-486-4416 or by sending the IPD a private Facebook message. Annie Lippert can ...

Trump administration plans to make it harder to get grocery assistance

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to make it harder to get food aid through the federal government's big grocery assistance program that serves about 1 in 10 Americans. The administration says the proposed rule would close a loophole by no longer allowing some people who ...