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Here we go again
MARQUETTE — After several sunny days of thawing ice and melting snow, winter is back with a vengeance. Most of the Upper Peninsula was under a National Weather Service-issued Winter Storm Warning yesterday, calling for gusting winds, mixed precipitation, ice and more snow. “Heavy snow ...
Fox Motors announces key leadership realignment
MARQUETTE – Fox Motors announced a leadership promotion within its automotive division, naming Luke Hubbard as director of operations – Upper Peninsula. The role provides dedicated executive oversight across five dealership locations in Marquette and Negaunee. In his new role, Hubbard will ...
Store safely reports positive results in the U.P., seeks to recruit more families
MARQUETTE COUNTY — Cynthia Ewell Foster, a University of Michigan clinical professor of psychiatry, began piloting a program in Marquette several years ago to encourage secure storage of firearms in partnership with Sarah Derwin of the Marquette County Health Department, as well as Cheryl ...
Urgent need!
MARQUETTE — The U.P. Regional Blood Center in Marquette is experiencing a critical need for blood donations of all types across the Upper Peninsula. The UPRBC has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock and Escanaba and it is the primary supplier of blood products to Upper Peninsula ...
Future of the Ojibway Correctional Facility at issue
MARENISCO — In 2018, the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Gogebic County's Marenisco Township was closed by the Michigan Department of Corrections, economically devastating the region and putting many people out of work. Over the years, several proposals for what to do with the property have ...





