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UP Health System–Bell to Host community flu shot clinic

ISHPEMING — UP Health System–Bell will host a community flu shot clinic from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the Medical Office Building at UPHS–Bell. The clinic offers community members a convenient opportunity to receive their annual influenza vaccination as flu season continues ...

Salvation Army kicks off annual bell-ringing campaign

CENTRAL U.P. — The Salvation Army of Alger, Baraga and Marquette counties kicked off its annual bell-ringing campaign on Thursday, with a goal of raising $360,000 this holiday season to help those in need. “This is the 134th Christmas that the Salvation Army is helping assist the U.P. ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s just starting

MARQUETTE — Marquette County received a preview of the winter to come this past week, with some locations receiving up to a few inches of snow. Temperatures are expected to climb again in the coming week to highs in the mid 50s, so these flurries are merely serving as a reminder to residents ...

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 ...