ARE YOU LOOKING for a Christmas bargain? You might want to consider the Recovery Room downtown. Like, in actually buying it. It went back on the market last month for $450,000. And then last week, the price was reduced to $425,00. Back in 2015 when it was called the Rover, it was listed at $595,000 and nearly sold ... Continue Reading
Surprise Negotiations in Hospital-Nurses Dispute
TWO LENGTHY, UNSCHEDULED negotiation sessions over the weekend between the nurses union and UP Health System-Marquette may have opened up lines of communication, but they may be "too little too late," to avoid a strike, according to a union spokesman. The two sessions each lasted about seven hours, according to union ... Continue Reading
Bike Bible Coming to Town, Federal Mediator Joins Hospital Talks, ABC 10 Losing its News Director, and Korean BBQ Sauce Takes Off
MORE NATIONAL EXPOSURE for Marquette. And it's especially huge for the mountain biking community. Bike Magazine, with more than one and a half million readers (print and online), arrives here October 9th for a 16 day stay while they test the latest bikes and biking equipment on the trails of Marquette County. It's ... Continue Reading
Strike Authorization Vote, Velodrome Opens, Two!! More Coffee Shops on the Way, NMU Freshmen Numbers Way Up, and NMU Prof Once Opened for Led Zeppelin
NURSES AT UP Health System-Marquette have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their union to call for a strike. The 400 RN's voted Tuesday during daylong balloting and informational sessions. The announcement of the voting results came late Tuesday night. This does not mean they will go on strike, nor that they even ... Continue Reading
Nurses Vote Yes for Strike Authorization
THE 400 RN'S at UP Health System-Marquette have overwhelmingly voted to authorize their union to call for a strike. They voted Tuesday during daylong balloting and informational sessions. A Yes vote does not mean they will go on strike, nor that they even want a strike. What it does mean, though, is that they have ... Continue Reading