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July DDA special meeting noted

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MARQUETTE — The Marquette Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Thursday, July 23, to review the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The meeting will take place beginning at 8 a.m. at the Marquette Commons, 112 S. Third St. There will be two options for public participation: in person or written. Written comments can be submitted by emailing tara@downtownmarquette.org. Written submissions will be accepted until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22.

Motorcycle-vehicle crash claims one life

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SKANDIA — Personnel from the Marquette County Sheriff's Office are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash that took place Sunday afternoon. According to a sheriff's office press release, a pick-up truck was traveling west on M-94 in Skandia Township when it collided with a motorcycle, which was southbound on US 41. The incident took place at about 1:40 p.m. Sunday. The adult male driver of the motorcycle sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, deputies said. He was transported to Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette for treatment. The female passenger of the ...

Second MDOT Adopt-A-Highway cleanup set

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MARQUETTE ­— Drivers should be on the lookout beginning Saturday as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across the state picking up litter. Participants in the Michigan Department of Transportation program will clean highway roadsides from July 11-19 during the second of three scheduled pickups this year. The Adopt-A-Highway program began in Michigan in 1990. As of last year, about 2,600 groups have adopted more than 6,000 miles of state highway through the program. An estimated 19,000 participants collected almost 40,000 bags of trash from roadsides during the three annual pickup ...

VA awards Michigan more than $63 million in grants for upgrades to state-operated veteran's home

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MARQUETTE – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it has awarded the state of Michigan more than $63 million in grant funding to assist with infrastructure upgrade projects at the Michigan State Veterans Home. The grant will help Michigan construct a new 108-bed building at the facility in Marquette, one of only three veterans’ homes in the state. “VA’s ongoing support of State Veterans Homes reaffirms our commitment to providing Veterans at all stages of life with the care and dignity they have earned,” said VA Under Secretary for Health John Bartrum. “These ...

2026 Strings on the Bay Concert Series ongoing


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ESCANABA – Bay College has launched a new season of Strings on the Bay, its annual chamber music concert series, continuing a tradition of bringing high-quality performances to the community while embarking on an inspiring new chapter. All concerts will be held in the Besse Center Theater on Bay College’s Escanaba Campus. Performances begin at 7 p.m. ET on select Tuesdays. • Remaining 2026 concert schedule July 14 | Once Upon a Piano, There Were Four Hands - Amy I-Lin Cheng & Alexander Burrow. An intimate evening featuring a mother-son duo performing solo and four-hand piano ...