After a rise in consumer complaints against health clubs and fitness centers in 2017, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a consumer alert to help residents make educated choices about fitness center and health club memberships. In 2017, the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division received 595 complaints from Michigan consumers …
Read More »Kid Rock Donates Large Amount to Michigan Food Banks
Many Upper Peninsula Residents will receive meals this winter provided by Detroit Rocker Kid Rock. Rock announced recently that he will be donating $25,000 to the Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank that serves 40 Michigan counties including all 15 Upper Peninsula counties. He stated in a series of tweets …
Read More »Secretary of State Closed for Holiday
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is reminding residents that all branch offices will be closed next Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Branch offices will resume its normal business hours on Tuesday January 16th. The Agency urges motorists to use its website at ExpressSOS.com. Licenses and …
Read More »Lake Superior State University has two new members on it’s Board of Trustees.
Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the appointments of Judge Beth Gibson of Newberry and Richard Barch of Ann Arbor to the Board. The eight-person board is the governing body of the university. Snyder said. “Both Gibson and Barch have diverse backgrounds that make them a great asset to …
Read More »Recreation Plans will soon be available for public review
L’Anse Village and Township, and Baraga County will release a draft of their 2018-2022 Recreation Plan this week. The draft will become available this Friday, January 12 for public review. A final public hearing will be scheduled for each, prior to adoption of the plans. Both plans will be available …
Read More »4 local DNR Officers to appear this week on a nationally syndicated TV Show.
The show airing on the Outdoor Channel will feature several conservation officers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The series is called Wardens and it chronicles the lives of conservation officers in America. Sergeant Ryan Aho and Officers Mark Leadman, Ethen Mapes and Brian Lasanen of District 1 will be featured on an …
Read More »Downstate Resturant Receives Stiff Penalties for Tax Fraud
The owners of a downstate Sushi Resturaunt have been ordered to pay nearly 1 million dollars in restitution for tax fraud. The announcement came yesterday from Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who said “I hope this case serves as a reminder to others that breaking the law comes with consequences,” …
Read More »Library Teaching Readers To Use New Database.
Bookworms in the Keweenaw Peninsula will soon have a suggested list of reading material to choose from. The Portage Lake District Library is implementing software called “Novelist”.. that will make suggestions based on a reader’s likings. ‘Novelist is the library’s reader recommendation database that our patrons can use to find …
Read More »UPPCO Accepting Proposals for MEF Grant
Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is now accepting proposals through February 23, 2018, for the annual Bond Falls Mitigation and Enhancement Fund (MEF) grant. The goal of the MEF grant is to create tangible, measurable improvements to aquatic and terrestrial environments within the Ontonagon River watershed. This watershed includes UPPCO’s Bond …
Read More »Public Input Sought for Renewable Energy Plan
If you are an electric customer of the Ontonagon County REA you’re being given the opportunity to review and comment on the power providers proposed renewable energy plan. The company recently filed an application for approval of the plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission as mandated by the …
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