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A special election is set for May 5th for the recall of three Gladstone City Commissioners. Hugo Mattonen, Joe Maki, and Dave Nemecheck were targeted for recall because they voted last year to raise the city’s millage without having a public hearing. The city commission said at the time that …

Republican National Committeewoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is the new chair of the Michigan Republican Party. McDaniel, a party activist from Northville and niece of Michigan native and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was elected by convention delegates on Saturday, holding off two tea party challengers. In her acceptance speech, McDaniel …

Good news for Michigan Tech–sponsored research is up, according to a report presented at the Michigan Tech Board of Control. Tech saw an increase of 46% during the second quarter of the current fiscal year compare to the same time last year. This number includes funds from federal and state …

Want to help out with this summer’s Houghton County Fair? The folks at the fair are looking for one or two volunteers to be superintendents in the Floriculture Department in the Open Indoor Division. The job would entail taking in entries before the fair begins, sorting the exhibits into classes …

The Department of Natural Resources has verified video evidence of a cougar in Upper Michigan. According to the DNR Wildlife Division, this is the 28th time that cougar evidence has been verified in the U.P. since 2008. The footage was taken by two hunters from Remus with the use of …

With the winter of 2015 wearing on with increasingly frigid temperatures, State Fire Marshal Richard Miller is urging fire safety for all Michiganders, especially the elderly who are most at risk when it comes to fire. Miller says that non-working or missing smoke alarms are the common reasons for many …

The ballot proposal to raise the state sales tax to improve Michigan roads is not generating the support of some top Democrats. Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters says he doesn’t like the sales tax option and the May 5th referendum itself represents a failure of leadership by Governor Rick Snyder …

One man is dead after he lost control of his snowmobile Thursday afternoon in Alger County. The Alger County Sheriff’s Office say the accident happened around 5:00p.m. on the north side of Trail 417 near Deerton Road. 44-year-old Jeffrey Togstad from Wisconsin was pronounced dead at the scene. Togstad was …

If you’re heading east today, you’ll be happy to know that Highway M-28 between Marquette and Munising is open for traffic. Officials reopened the stretch between Kawbawgam Road in Marquette County and the City of Munising in Alger County around 5:00p.m. yesterday. The road had been closed throughout the day …

Bolstered by a growing economy, Michigan retailers are projecting strong sales in the months ahead, based on a new monthly survey from the Michigan Retailers Association. The MRA’S Michigan Retail Index survey in January found 79% of retailers expect sales growth in 2015, with the increases averaging two-point-four percent. The …