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Michigan’s Department of Transportation, with statistics provided by the Michigan State Police, released the latest update on Michigan roads. During the second week of April, six motorists died on Michigan roadways, for a total of 185 for the year. Fifty motorists were also seriously injured, bringing the year to date …

Seventh through Twelfth graders in the Hancock School District can pick up belongings left in lockers, before the schools were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can pick up tomorrow from 3p-5pm and Friday, from 10am until noon. You can enter through the exterior doors of the main …

Hancocks City Council holds their monthly meeting tonight, electronically, in accordance with Governor Whitmer’s “Stay Home Stay Safe” Executive Order. Items on the agenda include considering approval for resolution-20-05, supporting the halting of transportation oil under the Great Lakes or adjoining wetlands via pipeline or tunnels immediately and considering approval …

The two individuals who attempted a home invasion and wound up getting chased off with a chainsaw this past weekend, have been arraigned in Houghton’s 97th District Court. South Range resident Sasha Joy Anderson has been charged with 1st Degree Home Invasion. Her bond was set at $300. Her next …

The Small Business Development Center is hosting a series of webinars starting today through Friday designed at helping small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Today’s webinar is centered around cash flow management. Thursday’s webinar concerns marketing and pivoting and Friday will cover AR and AP Strategies. A link to the SBDC …

Protestors are expected to pack roads around the state capitol in Lansing, to send Governor Whitmer a message that some Michiganders are fed up with her response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Operation Gridlock, as it’s been called by organizers from Michigan’s Conservative Coalition, is a response to Governor Whitmer’s “Stay …

Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services has launched a warmline, for Michiganders with mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A warmline differs from a hotline in that it deals with a mental health crisis, before it heats up. Warmlines are aimed at providing emotional support, before a crisis …

Taxpayers should start checking their bank accounts to see if their COVID-19 economic impact check has been deposited. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated the Department of Treasury is ahead of schedule, in terms of getting the money out to taxpayers, and that close to 80 million Americans should have their …

Michigan legislators have secured $256 million through the CARES Act, for Michigan Airports. The money will be used to help airports throughout the state deal with the loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Whitmer thanked congressional leaders for securing the funding. Upper Peninsula airports which will receive …

Thanks to the Michigan Small Business Relief Grant Program, 80 small businesses across the U.P. will be receiving funding, for normal business expenses such as payroll, rent and utilities, as they battle the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15 counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula received $500,000, with the average grant award to …