HARVEY — Winter in the Upper Peninsula is not something residents can afford to take lightly. Cold temperatures, snow and bitter winds are part of life for months each year, making a warm coat a necessity rather than a luxury. For local families struggling to make ends meet, however, ...
MARQUETTE — Michigan agriculture officials are investing $1.9 million in new research aimed at understanding how PFAS “forever chemicals” move through agricultural systems and how their impact can be reduced. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced the research grants Monday as Michigan observes its first PFAS Awareness Week, proclaimed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for Sept. 21-25, a stte press release notes. “MDARD is investing in research that will strengthen our ability to protect Michiganders, our land, and our livestock from PFAS and other ...
ESCANABA — Business owners, city officials, lenders, the Delta County Chamber of Commerce and more gathered at a waterfront site in Escanaba yesterday to celebrate development. The Delta County Jail at 111 N. Third St., located behind the Delta County Courthouse, closed in 2019 and moved into the current facility at 2800 College Ave. Plans for a hotel at the old site were proposed more than once since. In 2019, a company called Proxima Management entered into an agreement with the City of Escanaba. Proxima was to work on tearing down the old jail and erect a hotel, as well as develop ...
MARQUETTE — At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Peter White Public Library Community Room, Dr. Jill Leonard, professor and chair of the Northern Michigan University Department of Biology, will provide a public lecture on the blue spotted salamander of Presque Isle. She will provide an ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — For the second time in seven years, Michigan's official state Christmas tree will come from Iron Mountain. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced Tuesday that a 60-foot spruce on Vulcan Street, donated by the Larry Riccio family, has been chosen to grace the Capitol lawn in downtown Lansing for the 2026 holiday season. "It is pretty cool to be able to say that your tree is the state Christmas tree," property owner Larry Riccio said in a news release. "When we first bought our house in 1986, the tree was quite large but now it has outgrown ...
MARQUETTE — The Dollywood Foundation, home of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, announced Give Like Dolly Day on Sept. 25, a global day dedicated to supporting local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Programs and honoring Dolly’s extraordinary legacy of inspiring children to dream ...
