The Michigan State Police Calumet Post has been receiving a high volume of calls regarding telephone calls supposedly from the IRS. Residents report that callers claiming to be from the IRS are leaving messages or instructing people to contact them regarding unpaid tax bills. Many of these calls are urgent …
Read More »Planning Future of Ontonagon’s Waterfront
[Ontonagon, Mich.] – On October 1, more than 20 Ontonagon residents met at the Community Action Building to discuss the future of the village’s waterfront. The Ontonagon community is now invited to the next phase of the case study. From November 5 to 7, the village and project team will …
Read More »Michigan Tech Receives Gift toward Computer Science
HOUGHTON — Through the generosity of an estate gift of $1 million, an endowed professorship will be established in the Department of Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. An additional $500,000 gift will provide postdoctoral fellowship support within the department. The gift from Donn and Liza Schneider, of Green Bay, Wis., ensures …
Read More »Hancock Welcomes New Pediatrician
HANCOCK, MI – Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL) welcomes Michael Verive, MD, to their team of Pediatric providers at the Hancock Family Health Center. As a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), Dr. Verive is board certified and maintains an ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and …
Read More »Michigan State Police Participate in Multi-State Commercial Vehicle Crash Reduction Initiative
Michigan State Police motor carrier officers and troopers will participate in a two-day coordinated enforcement operation focusing on commercial vehicle crash reduction, along with law enforcement officers from the states of Ohio and Indiana. This multi-state effort will take place Nov. 3-4, and will include the I-75 corridor in Michigan …
Read More »Escanaba Parolee Dispute to be Settled in Lansing
A meeting slated for this week in Lansing between Escanaba city leaders and the Michigan Department of Corrections aims to clear the air over claims by police in the Upper Peninsula town that the MDOC is dumping prisoners there who aren’t from the area. State Representative Ed McBroom says it …
Read More »School Bus Requirement Awaits Data Analysis
A pilot program to see if lighting up the words, “Stop Do Not Pass,” on the back of a school bus prevents people from passing a stopped bus wrapped up Friday. 10 school districts across the state took part. The program is State Representative Holly Hughes idea. She hopes the …
Read More »Michigan Democrats Oppose GOP “Birthday Tax”
Michigan Democrats have started an online campaign to take aim at a proposed tax contained in the latest Republican-backed road funding package. State Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says the campaign targets what they call a new birthday tax, which raises vehicle registration fees by 40 percent. Birthday tax is …
Read More »Michigan Democrats Oppose GOP "Birthday Tax"
Michigan Democrats have started an online campaign to take aim at a proposed tax contained in the latest Republican-backed road funding package. State Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says the campaign targets what they call a new birthday tax, which raises vehicle registration fees by 40 percent. Birthday tax is …
Read More »No-Reason Absentee Ballots
You couldn’t vote absentee without giving a reason in Michigan leading up to today’s election but one state lawmakers hopes voters will be able to in March. State Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons is sponsoring the bill and says she’s been talking to those opposed over the last few months to …
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