Courtesy photo The Wells Lady Lions Club recently donated $500 to the Bay De Noc Community College scholarship fund. The Wells Lady Lions Club is a local service organization. They partner with the Wells Men’s Lions Club and raise money through their food trailer at local events such as the ...

NEWBERRY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council will meet virtually in a web conference from 6 to 8:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 9. This council session is being held virtually in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Among ...

ESCANABA — Greg Sudderth, chair of the Grants Committee of the Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund (UPSF & W), a fund of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula, announced it would be accepting grant applications for the April 2021grants round. Eligible non-profit ...

MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation is now accepting large grant applications for its Indigent Care Fund. SHF will award $41,217.09 at its spring grant celebration in mid-April. Grants requests cannot exceed $5,000. Eligibility information and online application forms are available ...

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its 2021-2025 Five-Year Transportation Program. The document, which is updated annually, includes information about MDOT’s mobility initiatives, revenues and a list of specific transportation projects ...

MENOMINEE — The 108th District Democrats will be hosting a forum on senior services on February 8 at 7 p.m. EST. This will be a live Facebook event on the 108DD. You can access the event by searching for Facebook page: 108th District Dems The public is welcome and there is no charge. A ...

Courtesy photo Don Michelin, served with Army’s 1st Infantry Division during 1966-’68 in Vietnam. He was the recipient of the 1,000th dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Iron Mountain VA’s Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Manistique, Mich.,. Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Over the past several months detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) were investigating an Iron Mountain resident for the distribution of crystal methamphetamine. The investigation led to a search warrant at a residence in Iron Mountain on the ...

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for the Wolf Management Advisory Council, an advisory body that is being re-established in light of federal delisting (which went into effect Jan. 4) of gray wolves as a threatened or endangered ...

ESCANABA — Engineered Machined Products (EMP) has made betterment of the community and support of youth programs a cornerstone of its corporate engagement mission for over 25 years. Clearly 2020 was no exception as the EMP team once again fulfilled its mission of giving back as the COVID-19 ...

ESCANABA — The Catherine Bonifas Civic Center will be opening the offices and the gym/gameroom for adults only on Monday, February 1. Hours will be Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks and social distancing are required, along with completion of an assessment form upon ...

ESCANABA — Financial assistance is available for forest land projects. Funding is available for private forest land projects through different programs depending on individual landowner needs. Projects include, but not limited to: wildlife habitat projects, game species habitat projects, ...

MARQUETTE — Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Eichinger recently approved two real estate transactions that have secured permanent trail easements, which will help ensure trail connectivity in the western Upper Peninsula. These permanent trail easements, totaling 52 ...

Courtesy photo The Youth Advisory Committee members from the Menominee Area Public Schools chose the Menominee Animal Shelter as their service project. With the help of Boyle Design group and Jack’s Fresh Market, they were able to collect both physical and monetary donations. Committee ...

ESCANABA — Extension Master Gardeners from the Upper Peninsula were recognized on Nov. 20, 2020, for their many volunteer hours and continued assistance with Michigan State University Extension’s public gardening outreach and educational efforts. Although Extension Master Gardeners were not ...

Courtesy photo The Kids Fishing Day Team announced the Kids’ Fishing Day at Camp 7 Lake Campground has been cancelled for 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 7,400 youngsters have participated in Kids’ Fishing Day during its 28 year history and the team is looking forward to hosting ...

ESCANABA — As of Friday, the U.P. had 15,630 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,773 probable cases, 358 deaths and 79 probable deaths linked to the disease, according to state officials. The figure does not include prisoners in the Michigan Department of Corrections. According to the ...

LANSING — The Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter will offer a number of education programs, support groups and social engagement programs in February to help provide much-needed information about memory loss and dementia and help persons with dementia and their care partners find ways ...

LANSING — The more than 1.2 million people in Michigan who are eligible for food assistance benefits will receive an additional payment by the end of January that raises their monthly amount by 15% to help families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15% increase in Supplemental ...

ESCANABA — At its regularly scheduled November meeting the Delta Chamber Board of Directors voted to not hold the Annual Fire and Ice Fundraising Gala in February. The event, which is typically held on the first Saturday in February, offers community members the chance to dress up for a ...