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PWPL: Flat Astro’s Final Mission

The Clark Family recently took Flat Astro on his final mission to Black Rocks in Marquette. This is a continuation of Flat Astro, the paper astronaut. He is a part of the Universe of Stories Summer Reading Program at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. PWPL officials want to thank ...

‘Garage sale’ band successful

MARQUETTE — Musical talent can overcome only so much. A fledgling cellist likely will have a better time learning the instrument if it’s not a broken-down, second-hand one. Although they probably can’t afford a Stradivarius violin, several Marquette Area Public Schools orchestra ...

Nets, Lakers will rule the NBA

bodhi white, 13 This year’s NBA offseason has been crazy with big names like Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson and others being free agents. This is a big shakeup changing the landscape of the NBA and I think I know the two teams who are going to rise above and rule the NBA for years to come: Lakers and Nets. The Los Angeles Lakers traded a boatload for Anthony Davis. They traded Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks. This gives the Lakers another superstar to play with Lebron James, and on top of that they have a ...

PWPL: Finding Flat Astro

Jack, 5, and Flat Astro are enoying hot tub time at Mima Kim and PopMike’s. This is a continuation of Flat Astro, the paper astronaut. He is a part of the Universe of Stories Summer Reading Program at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. Stop by the library at 217 N. Front St. to ...

Play-Doh play

MARQUETTE — Play-Doh Play was advertised in the Peter White Public Library’s monthly events calendar as an activity for all youths “beyond trying to eat Play-Doh.” According to the official Play-Doh website at https://playdoh.hasbro.com/en-us, the substance’s exact ingredients ...

Teens fed up with violence

By ANDREA TUDHOPE KCUR-FM AP Member Exchange KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Now that it’s July, Wyandotte High School senior Tahj Harris said he hears gunshots every day. “I’m used to it,” he said. “I don’t think much about it.” For many teens in the northeastern corner of Kansas City, Kansas, violence feels normal. Wyandotte junior Barry Anderson said he had a handful of friends growing up who were killed. Fellow junior JeKyia Hall said she was around 9 when she first saw someone shot to death. Sumner Academy sophomore Destiny Johnson recently lost her uncle to gun ...