MARENISCO TOWNSHIP -- The future of a property that once housed a prison — closed since 2018 and sitting on 125 acres in Gogebic County’s Marenisco Township — is once again under discussion. The most recent development is the release of a white paper describing the possibility of a ...
MACKINAC COUNTY – The Michigan Court of Appeals denied an appeal filed by a former Newberry resident who is set to stand trial for the cold-case murder of an infant discovered almost three decades ago. Nancy Ann Gerwatowski faces one count each of open murder and involuntary manslaughter. ...
MARQUETTE — The U.P. Regional Blood Center in Marquette is experiencing a critical need for blood donations of all types across the Upper Peninsula. The UPRBC has a local collection site in Escanaba, 710 S. Lincoln Rd, Suite 200, as well as in Marquette and Hancock. The center is the primary ...
ESCANABA — Drama unfolded between Upper Peninsula Republican legislators this week, largely surrounding Congressman Jack Bergman’s endorsement of a candidate for State Senator of Michigan’s 38th District. The seat in the Michigan Senate now occupied by Ed McBroom represents almost the ...
A winter storm that brought snow and freezing rain to the central Upper Peninsula, causing schools to close on Wednesday, also resulted in car crashes and damage to power lines. The weather warning, which had earlier been in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday, was yesterday evening downgraded to an ...
ESCANABA – Community members addressed the Delta County Board on Tuesday during a public hearing on the proposed Delta County Animal Control Ordinance. The proposed ordinance features a simplified format with clear, organized descriptions of rules for owning and caring for animals in Delta ...