Michigan DNR earns national recognition

March 16, 2022

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received national recognition from the National Wild Turkey Federation for its collaborative conservation delivery throughout the state. “In Michigan, we’re blessed with an abundance of natural resources and wild places you don’t come across every day, providing the backdrop for hunting, fishing and all types of outdoor recreation and relaxation,” said Scott Whitcomb, director of the DNR’s Office of Public Lands, in a news release. “This award recognizes sound, strategic stewardship of 4.6 million acres of ...

Velodrome Coffee Company has a ribbon-cutting at Ishpeming shop

March 14, 2022

ISHPEMING  —  The Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Thursday to celebrate the opening of Velodrome Coffee Company in downtown Ishpeming. The event was attended by owners, Brice and Teagan Sturmer, GINCC Executive Director, Bob Hendrickson and ...

NMU announces winners of Three Minute Thesis

March 14, 2022

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has announced the winners of its recent Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Caro Els of the School of Health and Human Performance won both first place and people’s choice in the graduate student category for her presentation titled “Maximum ...

U.P. Home Health & Hospice and U.P. Private Duty Services announces the organization’s 2022 Employees of the Year

March 12, 2022

MARQUETTE — U.P. Home Health & Hospice and U.P. Private Duty Services recently announced the organization’s 2022 Employees of the Year. These annual awards are based on peer nominations and specific criteria, which includes a commitment to quality patient care, teamwork, and professional ...

Bothwell Middle School announces honor roll

March 11, 2022

MARQUETTE — The following students have been named to the Marquette Area Public Schools’ Bothwell Middle School Honor Roll for Semester 1 for the 2021-2022 academic year: Sixth grade Jacob W. Anderson, Bryn K. Autio, Jude E. Balding, Lucas M. Barber, Justice A. Batchelder, Claire Bennett, Andrew G. Berglund, Idalia A. Berry, Madeline A. Bohl, Eliott C. Borione, William D. Bradley, Luke V. Bressette, Sophia R. Burkhart, Nadia C. Carpenter, Milana T. Carrick, Libby M. Carter, Claire E. Cass, Zayne A. Chouinard, Kora A. Connolly, Garrett Crimmins, Lillian L. Croley, Drue O. Davis, ...

Modell receives award

March 11, 2022

Paul Callanan, a member of the Northern Michigan Chapter, National Society Sons of the American Revolution, right, presents Rodney Modell with the Bronze C.A.R-SAR Medal of Achievement. Modell has just completed his two-year term as president of Marquette’s Lac Vieux Desert Trail Society, ...