Ontonagon News

Dozens of Ashwaubenon-based Marine reservists prepare to say good-bye to their families, while they anticipate their mission overseas.

We know the recession and fears over the swine flu dominated national and world coverage this year.

This year inA theA Upper PeninsulaA will go down in the history books for the destructive wildfires and the high profile court cases.

He will be coming to the western UP for three meetings. Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 9:58 p.m. Read more: Local , Politics , Congressman Bart Stupak , Ontonagon Area Junior Senior High School , Town Hall Meetings If you want to talk directly to Congressman Bart Stupak, you may get the opportunity to do so the first week of January.

Sixteen year old Alex Dix is worried about what her family will do once her dad loses his job next week.A A He worked as an electrician at Smurfit Stone Container in Ontonagon for 22 years.

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan's upper peninsula has been named one of the top 10 state parks in the country.

Here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for tonight's news. Monday, December 14, 2009 at 3:08 p.m. Read more: Local , Economy , Health , Business , Community , Religion , Catholic , Smurfit Stone , Mill , Jilbert's , Dairy , Asthma , Flu , Drugs , Police The Smurfit-Stone mill in Ontonagon is permanently closing.

Like millions across the country, employees at the Smurfit Stone Container, Ontonagon Mill, were banking on the future - hoping that once the economy started the turn, the company would as well.

Smurfit Stone announced that they will permantly close its plants in Frenctown, Montana and Ontonagon Michigan.

Here's what we're working on for tonight's newscasts. Friday, December 11, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. Read more: Local , Snow , Smoking Ban , Gladstone Ski Hill A statewide smoking ban has been passed by the legislature.

WASHINGTON D.C., Dec. 02 /CSRwire/ - Today, two schools in communities with approximately 2,000 people managed to garner more than 167,000 votes in an online competition to win a $10,000 playground grant from national play non-profit KaBOOM! and NFL PLAY 60.

Here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for tonight's news. Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 2:03 p.m. Read more: Local , Economy , Health , Community , Entertainment , Military , Military , President Obama , Hero , Cub Scout , Medical , H1N1 , Playground , Ontonagon , Doubt When it comes to flu vaccines, people working in medical ...

Eight Michigan utilities have joined together under the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association to form Energy Optimization, a consortium introducing energy efficiency programs and incentives to co-op member-consumers. The electric cooperative utilities include Alger Delta, headquartered in Gladstone; Cloverland, Dafter; Great Lakes Energy, Boyne ...

Children in Ontonagon have a new reason to celebrate and play. Why? Because they won a nationwide contest and will now be getting $10,000 to help equip a new playground.

The National Park Service at Keweenaw National Historical Park and the Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission are offering a workshop to prepare potential applicants for the 2010 Keweenaw Heritage Grants program.

Residents of midtown's La Madera neighborhood need some votes a ' more than 60,000 of them a ' to secure a $10,000 grant to improve La Madera Park.

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. They're scheduling the H1N1 vaccination clinics at the health department, taking calls from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday.

A Gladstone woman uses Friday the 13th to give back to her community. She wants it to be a day her kids look forward to every year.

Ontonagon has had more than its fair share of bad news over the past year, but local kids still have a reason to play.

The five being charged are Brian Swift, Chad LaVallie, Ryan Bruns, Joel Westrom and Mike Gokey.