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Representative Jack Bergman, from Michigan’s 1st District has highlighted applications for Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Support. The USDA has announced it’s accepting applications for grants for state, local and non-profit organizations to help out with technical assistance for rural communities with unmet transportation needs. Many U.P. residents rely on rural …

L’Anse High School students and community members packed the gym Tuesday evening, to pay tribute to two seniors who lost their lives in a tragic accident on Monday, and one who continues to fight for her life. Dylan Roberts of Aura and Christopher Turpeinen of Pelkie were found dead in …

Governor Whitmer may be able to come up with some funding for Michigan’s Marketing and Tourism Division, Pure Michigan. Funding was line item vetoed by Whitmer last Fall, so no money was available for this fiscal year. However, a different spending bill could direct funding to Pure Michigan, according to …

Tickets are still available for this Saturday’s Battle of the Bridge. The puck drops at 7pm at the Dee Stadium, the birthplace of professional Hockey. Tickets are $5 and proceeds will go to the Jacobetti Veterans Home. The Michigan UP Veterans Hockey Club takes on the Saginaw Spirit Warriors. The …

  Tragedy has struck Baraga County. Yesterday afternoon, approximately 4:15pm, Baraga County Sheriff’s responded to a call of a car stranded on Silver Road, in L’Anse Township. When they arrived, deputies found a vehicle running, with two deceased male occupants. The lone female was still alive, and life saving procedures …

And finally an Upper Peninsula man is going to prison, following his conviction of two child sexual assault charges. Robert Logan Zeedyk, of Goetzville, will serve concurrent terms of 25-50 years in prison, after pleading no contest to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, person under the  age of …

If Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has her way, election days could become state holidays. Benson has urged businesses to give their employees the day off on election days, giving them time to vote and even work at the polls. Recently, Wayne State University announced they would be giving …

Michigan Senator Gary Peters, is continuing his oversight efforts, to make sure the U.S. is prepared in case the coronavirus epidemic widens. So far, the outbreak has affected over 60,000 worldwide, and left close to 2,000 people dead. Peters recently held a round table discussion with public health officials as …

Anton “Tony” Demboski of Quinnesec has been awarded 2020’s “Outstanding Conservationist” from the Upper Peninsula’s Sportsmen’s Alliance. Dave Johnson, UPSA’s president said “Through his important work in this group and elsewhere, Tony Demboski repeatedly demonstrated his caring, concern and willingness to act on behalf of conservation issues.” Johnson also added …

Representative Greg Markkenan is hosting office hours, away from his Lansing office later this week. Friday, you can stop by the Main Street Cafe in L’Anse from 3:30p-4:30p. Saturday, you can come out to the Crystal Falls Library on Superior Avenue from 10am-11am and then from Noon-1pm at Tall Pines …