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Community Calendar Report for Friday, March 21st, 2025
The shipping season on the Great Lakes is officially underway with the opening of the Soo Locks this morning. Grabbing the title of “first ship” is the Clyde S. Vanenkevort/Erie Trader—an articulated tug and barge combo. It dropped anchor Thursday, ready to be first through the Poe Lock. The locks move 80 million tons of […]
Community Calendar Report for Thursday, March 20th, 2025
First, some news… The storm that blew through last night had power knocked out to almosy 700 locations on the island at one point and has school closed for the day. Busy G-L-E crews have all power restored on the Island, but G-L-E still has more than 8,000 locations without power on the mainland. […]
Community Calendar Report for Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
Rumors about cuts to Medicaid have a Northern Michigan hospital leader speaking out. Ed Ness, CEO of Munson Healthcare, warns that funding reductions could hurt patients and communities, as Medicaid covers 75,000 residents in the region. Nearly half of local births and 60% at Cadillac Hospital are Medicaid-funded. A federal report says 25 million […]