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MAPS releases community survey results on facilities planning

MARQUETTE — A majority of parents and district residents who responded to a Marquette Area Public School survey on the potential of a new bond proposal to underwrite tens of millions of dollars in facility upgrades, support the idea. MAPS officials have released the results from the ...

U.P. municipalities receive state cash for roads

MARQUETTE — A trio of Upper Peninsula municipalities are among more than two dozen statewide to receive state grants for road repair. The U.P. municipalities include the city of Negaunee, which received $250,000 to repair Hungerford Avenue and West Prince and Ann street; the city of ...

MSP Wakefield post and Super One Foods hosting food drive

IRONWOOD — The Michigan State Police from the Wakefield post and Super One Foods in Ironwood are currently running a food drive to stuff a MSP “Blue Goose” patrol car with non-perishable food items to support community members in need. The drive started on Monday and will run through ...

New air service coming to Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport

SAWYER — A new airline is preparing to start operations at Sawyer. Officials at Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport have announced that United Airlines will begin offering flights between Marquette and Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Beginning May 21, United will operate three daily ...

E-waste collection planned

MARQUETTE — Old, worn out and discarded electronics pose a serious disposal problem for many communities and if improperly disposed of can create certain water quality and health risks. Because of this, the Superior Watershed Partnership in cooperation with the city of Marquette, the Great ...