MANISTIQUE — Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Festival of Trees drew approximately $42,000 for CBC of Schoolcraft County, an organization that raises funds for the American Cancer Society, Bay Cliff Health Camp and community charities. Their name, CBC, comes from the causes they help: ...

The federal government is recommending fewer childhood vaccinations, but the state of Michigan is saying no way. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended that the previous number of childhood vaccines of 17 be reduced to just 11 vaccinations. In a statement ...

ESCANABA – The Community Blood Center on Wednesday urged all eligible Type O negative donors to donate as soon as possible after multiple emergencies depleted the supply. A day later, an updated call for help went out: "There is now a critical need for Type O positive, Type O negative and ...

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board took several votes to retain John Malnar as chair and elected a new vice-chair, Patrick Johnson, at its organizational meeting Tuesday. Commissioners opened the meeting with nominations for board chair. Commissioners Kelli van Ginhoven, Matthew Jensen and ...

Court of Claims Judge Sima G. Patel on Monday denied the state of Michigan’s request to rehear a motion to toss a lawsuit filed by cannabis industry advocates against the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that took effect on Jan. 1. In October the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association filed a ...

ESCANABA — Christopher Reynolds of Rock has ended his bid for Michigan’s 38th Senate District seat and will instead run for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 108. “This decision did not come lightly,” Reynolds wrote in a news release. “Over the past several weeks, I ...