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10 tips for a safe, successful firearm deer hunting season

Opening day of the traditional firearm deer hunting season is right around the corner, and many hunters are busy scouting land, watching trail cameras and preparing equipment. To ensure a safe season, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is sharing a list of best practices to help ...

Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund announces Oct. 2026 grants

MARQUETTE — In a Thursday press release, Upper Peninsula Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Fund Grants Committee board member Charlie Becker announced the recipients of the organization’s Oct. 2026 grants. Delta County Parks and Recreations’s Purple Martin Conservation and Education Project is receiving one of the grants, and Friends of Whitefish Point under Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory — Whitefish Point Owl Banding Program is receiving the other. “Our committee is grateful for the foresight of the former Mead Corporation for their desire to have a ...

Crash causes fatality near Crystal Falls

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on Thursday that a two-vehicle crash earlier that day had caused a fatality. “At approximately 12:26 p.m., deputies from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 2 near Pentoga Trail in Crystal Falls Township,” reads the press release. “The crash involved an eastbound pickup truck pulling a trailer with three occupants and a westbound passenger car with one occupant. The sole occupant of the westbound passenger car was pronounced dead on scene. One occupant of the ...

Today in History: 1989, Berlin Wall falls after 28 years

Today is Monday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2026. There are 52 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades — a landmark event often referred to as the ...

Marquette Holiday Parade, tree lighting set for Dec. 10

MARQUETTE — The annual Downtown Marquette Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10 down Third Street and winding around to the Marquette Commons. “Experience the magic of the holiday season as children of all ages take in the wonder of the annual ...