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Minneapolis Shoal Light Station: Standing watch since 1935

ESCANABA — While many of the area’s lighthouses have gone dark over the decades, one familiar to local residents and lighthouse lovers still shines and continues to serve as a warning beacon on Lake Michigan — the Minneapolis Shoal Light Station. Built in 1934 and first lit in 1935, the ...

Meth conspirator sentenced 

HOUGHTON — Forty-two year old Houghton County man Joshua LaCasse was sentenced to serve 9 to 20 years in a Michigan state prison Monday for delivery and manufacturing of methamphetamine.  LaCasse was arraigned in February on one count of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, one count of racketeering and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. LaCasse pleaded guilty to the meth-related charge. The other charges were dropped by the prosecution in exchange for the guilty plea. According to media reporting, LaCasse was arrested in 2025 after an investigation concluded he ...

West End Health Foundation makes grants

ISHPEMING — The hosted a check presentation for the 2026 Proactive Grant awardees on Monday, awarding a total of $45,729 in grant funding to organizations serving Marquette County’s West End communities. The Proactive Grant cycles focus on a specific health-related theme to support ...

Whitmer, legislative leaders deliver bi-partisan FY27 budget 

MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, House Speaker Matt Hall and other legislative leaders celebrated passage of a balanced and bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2027 that lowers costs, protects access to health care, and makes other key investments to help more families live, work, and play in Michigan.  “Today’s balanced, bipartisan budget delivers for every Michigander," said Whitmer. "Over the past seven and a half years, we’ve fixed more roads, supported more students, secured more investments and expanded more rights ...