LANSING – 28 entities - including 16 states and the District of Columbia, four Native American Tribes, six environmental organizations and the Great Lakes Business Network – have submitted friend of the court briefs in support of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s motion to remand in ...
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist today issued the following statements as Michigan is set to surpass seven million vaccine doses administered. “Today, Michigan will surpass seven million doses administered of the safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines,” ...
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Nessel is warning Michiganders to beware of scammers reaching out to loved ones of COVID-19 victims offering to register them for funeral assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to a fraud alert from FEMA, the agency does ...
WASHINGTON - 80 Members of Congress called for funding to help Veterans with Gulf War Illness. Led by Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP), the bipartisan effort in support of a treatment research program targeted at “improved health and lives of ...
LANSING — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Advisory Commission, Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports, Horse Racing Advisory Commission, and the Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services. ...
The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), a network of volunteer monitoring programs that collect and share surface water quality data statewide, is accepting enrollments for the 2021 Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program (CLMP) season. Volunteers monitor water quality, invasive species and ...
LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Henry L. Williams, Jr. as executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board. "The mission of the Gaming Control Board is to ensure the conduct of fair, honest gaming,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “With the ...
HOUGHTON — After two years of commencement ceremonies were wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Technological University found a way to honor its graduates in person. Friday afternoon, graduates from 2020 and 2021 donned their cap and gown and participated in a walk through campus. ...
I love reading old newspapers when I find one. In a 1970’s Mining Gazette there was a quote that went something like: “Don’t expect the government to open its wallet without you first opening yours.” This quote stuck with me. The last year has seen a lot of talk about the big ...
HANCOCK — There were no hugs or handshakes (though fist bumps and elbow bumps were OK). Masked and socially distanced, 63 Finlandia University graduates were able to celebrate with an in-person commencement Thursday night, the first to be held in the university’s Hirvonen College of ...
Sue Johnson/Daily Mining Gazette Spring is buzzing at Swift’s True Value Hardware store in Houghton as consumers are prepping seasonal chores, freshening up homes and yards and also getting gifts for Mother’s Day. Store Manager Leanne Weeks (pictured behind the counter) and her staff are ...
EAGLE RIVER — The Keweenaw County Planning Commission addressed the County Board at the regular April meeting, to discuss zoning within the county, and to ask the board members for their thoughts regarding the zoning in the county. “The zoning issues, I guess, can be summed up pretty ...
HOUGHTON — With steel prices continuing to rise, the city of Houghton and the state are still working on ways to make the city’s pier project happen. When bids for the project were opened earlier this month, the cost of the steel pilings came in at $3 million, more than twice what was ...
Dear Annie: My second husband and I were together for 20 years. I’ll call him “Dominic.” We met at a vulnerable time in my life, and he was the kindest man I ever met. Dominic wanted to get married immediately, but I was reluctant, as I’d just gotten out of a marriage with a cheater, ...
HOUGHTON — It’s often family and friends who spot the earliest indicators of hearing loss, said Dr. Melissa Collard of UP Audiology in Houghton — the TV turned up too loud, the need to have things repeated. “I always say wives are my best referral source,” Dr. Krista Frick said. ...
Mary Kaminski/For the Gazette The Ranger returns from the first trip back from the Isle Royale.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Please provide some clarity on family get-togethers in the new age of post vaccinations. Some members of our family have now been vaccinated, while others (mostly younger members in their 20s to 50s) have not yet – or may never be vaccinated, for reasons that confound me. ...
HOUGHTON — In a bid to inspire more Michigan residents to get vaccinated, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday the state would tie further rollbacks of COVID-19 restrictions to statewide vaccination rates. Whitmer’s plan gradually eliminates limits as more people get vaccinated, ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP — CLK Elementary School was named a National Showcase School by Capturing Kids’ Hearts earlier this month, according to a release from CLK Elementary School Assistant Principal Julie Giachino. “This is quite the honor for our school,” said Elementary Principal Matt ...
HANCOCK — Thursday, Apr. 29 marked a historic day in the timeline of Finlandia University. For the first time in two years, students were able to feel the jubilation of walking across the stage on graduation day, diploma in hand. More than a century old, the university once again brought ...