Hello Everyone! We have missed the sound of laughter at the museum and we are so excited the time has come for us to open our doors to the public. However, opening is going to be a little different than how we operated pre-pandemic. We have put a lot of…
Planning will not continue for the 2020 U.P. State Fair scheduled for August 17-23 in Escanaba, MI. The decision to postpone the current fair program until 2021 was made by the U.P. State Fair Authority on Tuesday, June 30. At the heart of the decision was the State of Michigan’s…
MARQUETTE, Mich., June 30, 2020 – Dominic F. Andriacchi Jr. of Andriacchi Law was recently appointed to the Michigan Association for Justice executive board. Andriacchi serves on the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan board of directors as well. This makes him the only attorney in Michigan to serve on both…
LANSING, MICH. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon has signed two epidemic orders that provide for expanded visitations at group facilities while also requiring precautions that protect public health. The orders allow expanded visitation in long-term care facilities including nursing homes, and in facilities for…
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap, a comprehensive document to help districts create local plans for in-person learning in the fall. The Roadmap outlines a number of safety protocols for schools to implement in each phase of the governor’s MI…
LANSING, MICH. As Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency continues to process a record number of claims, today it announced additions to its leadership team adding capacity to improve customer service, data analytics, fraud, and systems. Jeffrey Frost has been appointed as a Special Fraud Advisor to the Department of Labor and…
Gwinn Area Community Schools announces it will run the Summer Food Service Program for children. Free meals will be available to children 18 years of age and under or persons up to age 26 who are enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized…
Crissa Karavas, who earned her NMU degree in hospitality and tourism management with a minor in entrepreneurship in May, recently received the Martha Griffiths Award from the American Association of University Women Marquette Branch. The award is presented annually to a “high-achieving graduating female senior at NMU with high involvement…
Northern Michigan University is using a strategic combination of investments, university and federal aid, and cost-saving efforts to address tuition rates, coronavirus safety concerns and uncertain fiscal year 2021 state funding. The strategy could amount to a zero net increase for many students for the fall semester. It also keeps…
Fresh Express, out of an abundance of caution, has issued a voluntary recall of branded and private label salad products produced at its Streamwood, IL facility that contain iceberg lettuce, red cabbage and/or carrot ingredients due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora. According to the Centers for Disease Control…