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Whitmer Vetoes Road Commission, Anti-Deer Baiting Bills

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a bill that could have helped small county road commissions afford new facilities. The legislation would have allowed road commissions to finance property purchases over a 30-year term. They are currently limited to 15-year financing. Most other governmental authorities can finance for as much as …

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Baraga County “Lights Up” Tonight

The Copper Country’s only Christmas parade will be held this evening in L’Anse. The parade along Main Street will kick off the Light Up Baraga County celebration. Lighted floats will line up along Division Street next to Meadowbrook Field, and will lead the parade. Decorated big rigs will line up …

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White Pine Man Faces Drug Charges

A White Pine man is facing drug charges following his arrest on Wednesday. Officials with the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team say they issued a warrant for 45-year-old Jesse Monville Tuesday, following an investigation that began in August after an undercover officer purchased meth and cocaine from him. Monville was …

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NMU Board Gets New Trustee

The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has a new member. Donna Murray-Brown of Detroit is the president and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, which provides an array of services to non-profit groups around the state. Murray-Brown was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to fill out the unexpired term …

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Marijuana Grower/Seller Woos Hancock

A company that’s trying to build recreational marijuana facilities across the state has its eye on Hancock. At last night’s city council meeting, Tranquility Fields Vice-President of Business Development Scott Dianda said the group has taken an option to purchase the former hardware store at 224 Quincy Street. The goal …

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