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Bay College TRIO students recognized for academic achievement, leadership
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ESCANABA – As the academic year comes to a close, Bay College’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program is celebrating a year of outstanding student achievement. Throughout the year, TRIO students earned recognition in academic competitions, leadership events, campus presentations, ...
Today in History: May 13, United States declares war on Mexico
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Today in History: May 13, United States declares war on Mexico By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2026. There are 232 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 13, 1846, the United States Congress formally declared war against Mexico, following ...
Chance meeting for World War II POWs
Superior History
MARQUETTE — William R. Manierre was born on May 26, 1923, in Lake Forest, Illinois. He served as a first lieutenant during World War II. As a bomber co-pilot, he and his crew were based at Shipdham Airfield, outside Norwich, UK. The B-24 bomber Manierre flew was nicknamed the Passion Pit. ...
Gallows built along M-28, generating controversy
Front Page News
MARQUETTE — Last week, Tom Pegenau, owner of Pegenau Builders, set up a wooden gallows structure with a noose outside of the Pegenau Builders business on M-28 in Chocolay Township, later painted with the words “bureaucrats,” “justice” and “freedom,” along with a banner reading ...
Search for Starla Goings fails to find her
Front Page News
MUNISING — This past Saturday, a search was held for Starla Goings, the 65-year-old Munising woman who went missing this past August. It apparently turned up nothing. The search began at the Au Train Fire Station, and was coordinated by the Alger County Sheriff’s Office alongside Nick ...