MARQUETTE — A makeshift track for fat tire bikes and a sizable snow sculpture was part of the Northern Michigan University Academic Mall on Wednesday during Snowfest. Put on by NMU Rec Sports, the event gave students an introduction to winter activities as well as various campus ...

GWINN — The food program for youngsters in need at K.I. Sawyer Elementary School is going well, but a little — or a lot — of added help now and then can’t hurt. Hannah Erickson, coordinator of the nonprofit organization that began in August 2018, acknowledged Paw Packs is going ...

Hayden Graves, 14 Cheer is so much more than I thought it would be. When I was little I would watch shows and movies which would include cheerleaders and I always wanted to be one. Now that I am a cheerleader, I never thought about just how much goes into it. For example, when we stunt we ...

By CHRISTIE BLECK Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — They were told to “dress for a mess.” And a mess is what they got. Youngsters took part in several Thursday sessions of the New Year’s Slime activity at the Peter White Public Library’s Great Room. Mary Harma, PWPL Youth ...

Anja mcbride, 14 This past fall, I spent hours at the Peter White Public Library every Saturday for six weeks. While, it isn’t unusual for me to spend my days in the library (it is like my second home), this time it was for an extra special reason. From Oct. 5 to Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m. to ...

By JACK DURA The Bismarck Tribune AP Member Exchange BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Nearly half of all youth referred to North Dakota’s juvenile court since March have involvement with child welfare. One new program aims to reduce that number. North Dakota’s Supreme Court and ...