BARAGA — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced appointments to the state boards and commissions including the Michigan Veterans’ Trust Fund Board of Trustees. Named to that panel was Rodney Loonsfoot, of Baraga, who serves as a Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council member. He is ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. The energy system in the Great Lakes region, as in most parts of North America, is wasteful. Stupendously wasteful. Consider these ...
LAPEER – The Michigan Outdoor Writers Associations, in partnership with Enbridge, is accepting nominations for the 2026 MOWA Clean Waterways Award, which recognizes and rewards organizations that demonstrate continuous voluntary efforts to protect, preserve and enhance the lakes, rivers and ...
MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills that will cut red tape and reduce the burden on physicians, funeral directors and grieving families following the death of a loved one. These bipartisan bills expedite the process for certification and require a death certificate ...
HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council met in regular session Wednesday and approved ballot language for August’s Recreation Millage renewal election. Additionally the council approved contract amendments for OHM projects, and accepted a quote for a new dump truck, among several other new ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A Bark River man convicted in the near-fatal beating of his ex-wife in August 2022 will not get a new trial, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled, according to Iron Mountain Daily News reporting. The appeals court March 11 affirmed decisions the lower court had made ...