NEWBERRY — Good news for eastern Upper Peninsula area veterans, who are invited, along with their families, to attend upcoming in-person events to learn about expanded health care benefits now available through the Department of Veterans Affairs following the passage of the PACT Act. Signed ...
Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2026. There are 135 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right ...
ESCANABA — Readers have the opportunity to support the Delta County Cancer Alliance. Delta County residents who have frequently shown their support for the Delta County Cancer Alliance, can step forward again. The gold envelope that you will find in today’s edition of the paper and U.P. Action is one of the fundraisers the Cancer Alliance depends on to support our friends, family and neighbors of Delta County who have been diagnosed with cancer. The DCCA has been in operation since 1995 serving thousands of cancer patients in need. The Alliance continues to operate with all ...
IRONWOOD — Members of multiple tribal nations this past weekend began a sit-in encampment called the Animikiiwadiswan (Thunderbird Nest) Encampment on Ottawa National Forest land adjacent to the proposed Copperwood Mine project site in Gogebic County, approximately 3 miles south of the ...
MARQUETTE — Among the wildest of Michigan’s wild places, the rugged Michigamme Highlands has some of the most important natural geography in the Great Lakes region. Made up of vast forests, sparkling lakes, winding trout streams and granite outcroppings, the landscape is truly spectacular. Now, thanks entirely to grant funding, more than 73,000 acres of this beautiful landscape has been protected and is available for everyone to enjoy. At the end of March, on behalf of the public, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources acquired a conservation easement on this land located in ...
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) announced that he will begin his 10th and final official motorcycle tour across Michigan on Monday, Aug. 24, according to a press release from Peters' office. The five-day "Thank You, Michigan" tour will make stops in Bay City, Alpena, Marquette, Traverse City, ...
