ESCANABA — Two organizations visited Escanaba to speak with citizens about the election process. Keep Our Republic and Michiganders for Civic Resilience visited Escanaba as part of its “Northern Michigan Community Conversation Tour.” The two non-partisan organizations met with locals at ...

ESCANABA — A local organization is working to provide necessary items free of charge to foster children. President of UP Foster Closet of Delta County, Jenny Tourangeau says they work to not only help the children, but help the families. Officially started in 2018, UP Foster Closet of ...

MARQUETTE — Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040. As the state’s Public Service Commission figures out what that will look like, it has to pay special attention to the Upper Peninsula and the natural gas plants ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Storms with high winds took down trees and knocked out power in areas of the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin late Monday and early Tuesday. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that thunderstorms were again possible Tuesday night, with another chance for ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — A coordinator of free food distributions in western Dickinson County is seeking administrative help. Anda Tavonatti told the Dickinson County Board on Monday that the Feeding America West Michigan distributions done monthly at Lodal Park in Kingsford over the summer served ...

Local communities throughout the area are hosting Labor Day events and celebrations this holiday weekend. The festivities include: ESCANABA The celebration in Escanaba begins at noon Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, with the parade lining up at the Escanaba Marketplace at 11 a.m. and going down ...