GRAND MARAIS — State Rep. Karl Bohnak, R-Deerton, last week announced plans to provide funding for island schools as bipartisan negotiations regarding the state budget continue. House Bill 4802 would guarantee funding for island school districts. These districts have fewer than 250 ...

MARQUETTE — Technicians with the Michigan Nurses Association and U.P. Health System-Marquette reached a tentative contract agreement last week after months of bargaining. The agreement with Marquette Ancillary Staff and Technologists and the hospital is not approved until the it’s voted on, ...

HANCOCK — The summer sun was out to say its goodbyes with the arrival of the autumn breeze during Hancock’s End of Summer Celebration Saturday. Coinciding with 906 Day, a large crowd chose to celebrate in Hancock with games, food and and live entertainment all day on Quincy Green. The ...

ALBERTA — Henry Ford’s influence in the Upper Peninsula is often overshadowed by copper and mining industry. However, Friday's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Alberta Sawmill pump house is aimed at bringing more of Ford’s U.P. presence to light. Mike DesRochers, chairman of the Committee ...

LANSING — The Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill dictating which bathrooms K-12 and higher education students can use, a move that LGBTQ+ advocates have called a seeming violation of the state’s hallmark civil rights law. House Bill 4024, sponsored by ...