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MLB Major League Baseball teams have been given the go-ahead to lay off or cut pay to major and minor league players, along with managers, coaches, training staff and scouts. Commissioner Rob Manfred says the lack of revenue from ticket sales, concessions and broadcast fees justifies the move, which takes …

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency website, recently added an online tutorial, to help people file their unemployment claims. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with non-essential businesses being forced to temporarily shut down, Michigan residents filing for unemployment benefits have gone over 1 million, or almost a quarter …

The Jeffers High School athletic program has been moved up to Class C by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Assignments for next season are based on this season’s enrollment. Jeffers slid in just above the 181-student limit that would have kept them in Class D. Last year, Jeffers’ MHSAA …

The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center is in need of negative blood type donations. Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke loose, Yoopers have used their shutdown time to donate blood, but the need for negative blood types is ongoing.  Blood Collection Coordinator Rachel Heath had this to say. If you have …

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has announced a new program, aimed at helping small businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Save Small Business Fund offers $5,000 grants to businesses which employ between 3 and 20 people and are meant to help with everyday business expenses. The grants are …

The Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force has submitted the first part of their report to Governor Whitmer on propane availability in the U.P.  The task force submitted 14 recommendations to various state departments including the state legislature, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, the Public Service Commission and Department …

In an email sent to parents, Hancock School District Superintendent Steve Patchin outlined academic requirements for students, for the final marking period of the year. Students attending Barkell Elementary will be assessed on their engagement in learning activities by teachers. The district is required by the state to track student …

The Portage Lake District Library has won the June B. Mendel Award for Excellence in Rural Library Service from the Library of Michigan. Library Director Dillion Geshel, broke down what the award means. The award, which has been given out bi-annually, since 2016 marks the 1st time an Upper Peninsula …

This past Saturday, approximately 6:50pm, Houghton County Sheriff’s conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle in Hancock. The driver was arrested, having a local warrant, and having committed multiple driving offenses, which initiated the stop. A female passenger was also arrested for having a felony warrant. A search warrant …

Running Organizers of the Thatcher Markham Memorial Run are still hoping to hold the event sometime this summer. The Markham Run was added to the Bridgefest celebration last summer, to honor the young man who died in the Father’s Day Flood in 2018. Bridgefest, of course, has been canceled because …