SAULT STE. MARIE – The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced this week that it will make a $200,000 donation to Rx Kids, helping ensure families in the region have greater access to resources during pregnancy and early childhood. Rx Kids, led by Michigan State University ...
ISHPEMING — A west end photographer whose work has appeared numerous times in The Mining Journal took home several awards from a recent photography competition at the Upper Peninsula State Fair in Escanaba. Victoria Frailing of Ishpeming entered four photos into the competition with all ...
MUNISING — The Alger County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a missing person case involving a local woman who was reportedly last seen at her residence late Friday evening, August 15. The missing woman has been identified as 65-year-old Starla Goings from Munising. She is a ...
IRON MOUNTAIN – A recent Veterans Administration Compensation and Pension report noted there are about 27,000 veterans who reside in the 15 Michigan counties above the Mackinac Bridge with about 6,000 living in Marquette County alone. A significant percentage of these veterans rely on the ...
MARQUETTE — A Marquette Police Department officer sustained minor injuries early Friday morning attempting to arrest a suspect in an armed robbery. According to MPD's Det. Capt. Chris Aldrich, at about 1:55 a.m. Friday, the MPD officers responded to the report of an armed robbery at the ...
MARQUETTE — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will soon apply lampricides to the Upper Manistique River tributaries in Alger, Luce and Schoolcraft counties to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted between July 29-Aug. 7, Fish and ...