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Drone No Fly Zone Bills Debated in House Committee

A Michigan House committee is considering a package of bills to regulate where people can fly drones. The legislation would make it illegal to fly them near a prison, an electrical worker, firefighter or police officer. Brian Sadek, with the Wayne County Airport Authority, thinks airports should be included too. …

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Energy Reform Bills due in a House Committee Today

While road funding dominated discussion in the Michigan House and Senate Tuesday another big issue was lingering in the periphery – energy reform. A pair of bills are due for a vote in a House committee this morning. The legislation was first introduced in the spring and will likely undergo …

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Courser And Gamrat Lose Re-Election Bids

Former State Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat have lost their bids to win their respective House seats back in a special primary election Tuesday night. Mary Whiteford took the Republican nomination from the field of eight vying for Gamrat’s seat. Gary Howell took the GOP nomination in Courser’s former …

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Governor Expected To Sign $1.2 Billion Road Funding Plan

After months, if not years, if not decades of political wrangling lawmakers in the Michigan House and Senate have approved a $1.2 billion road funding plan, sending it to the governor. The House narrowly approved the plan late Tuesday night with almost entirely Republican votes. The Senate approved the bills …

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Ewen-Trout Creek School Bond Proposal Up For Vote

A leaky roof, a troublesome heating system and buses that continually break down—these are all problems being faced by the Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District. Voters are being asked to support a $4.49 million dollar bond proposal to fix these and other issues. Ewen-Trout Creek Schools Superintendent Alan Tulppo said, …

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IRS Scam Notice

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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