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Press Releases

Stocking up

MARQUETTE —Fish stocking trucks are hitting the road! It’s a busy season: This time of year, Michigan Department of Natural Resources fish stocking trucks are releasing their prized cargo — trout, salmon, muskie and walleye — at hundreds of lakes and streams statewide. The DNR ...

In Brief

HOUGHTON — An Interfaith Luncheon drew 25 area clergy and lay people to Grace United Methodist Church (GMUC) for food and fellowship on Aug. 27. The participants were clergy and lay leadership of 21 diverse Copper Country spiritual communities, and time was spent in shared fellowship, food, ...

BREAKING NEWS

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DIFS Urges Michiganders to check insurance policies before winter storm season

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is urging residents to review their auto, home, and renters insurance policies to ensure they fully understand their coverage and have a plan to pay policy deductibles in the event of an emergency. Additionally, taking proactive ...

HIRVONEN HALL HEIST

HANCOCK — Hancock police are looking to identify two people believed to have stolen from several businesses inside Hirvonen Hall Friday morning. The stolen items were enough to constitute a felony, police said in a Facebook post Friday afternoon. Surveillance footage near a stairwell ...

Bay College/LSSU Regional Center BPA Raises $500 for Special Olympics

ESCANABA, MI – The Bay College/LSSU Regional Center chapter of Business Professionals of America (BPA) student club raised $500 in donations for the Local Area 1 Special Olympics program of Delta, Schoolcraft, and Menominee counties through the “Chain of Love” fundraiser. To participate ...