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VA offers text check-ins

MARQUETTE – The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain is offering Early Alert, a free, confidential and voluntary resource that checks in with veterans once a week via text message. Check-ins involve general questions about sleep, physical health, relationships and financial ...

Ishpeming native, author to hold book signing in Marquette

ISHPEMING — A Georgia author with ties to the West End has penned a new book on religious devotions. Kristen West came into the world as Kristen Hendra, the daughter of former and long-time Ishpeming Public Schools superintendent Al Hendra. “It’s collections of devotions from my ...

Housing Now initiative continues

MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Community Partnership-led effort to facilitate the construction or rehabilitation of hundreds of housing units in Marquette County continues, although much of the work is behind the scenes. In 2024, the Housing Now initiative was formed by the partnership's ...

2nd measles cases in Marquette County, 3rd in U.P., reported

MARQUETTE — The second case of measles has been reported in Marquette County, making it the third overall in the Upper Peninsula, according to the Marquette County Health Department. The infected person visited the following locations where potentially others were infected, the health ...

DNR celebrates mass timber construction milestone in Newberry

MARQUETTE — A bit of history was made recently east of Marquette in the Luce County village of Newberry. In April, the people responsible for designing and constructing the building that houses the Michigan Department of Natural Resources customer service center came together to mark the ...