Today is Monday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2026. There are 150 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; after surrendering, the gunman told detectives he targeted "Mexicans" ...
ISHPEMING — The 50th annual Upper Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at the Ishpeming Elks Lodge, located at 597 Lakeshore Dr. Following the show, event programming will begin at 7 p.m. at the Elks. There is no admission charge, and a field trip event will be held on Sunday. Saturday evening’s programming will be based on gathering around the cracker barrel in the old country story. Attendees can exchange ideas, ask questions and meet fellow rock hounds. There will be a live auction, and guest speaker Paul Brandes will discuss minerals from ...
ISHPEMING — Forging Futures, a new nonprofit in Ishpeming, was founded in 2025 with the goal of making Ishpeming a better place for families and children, starting out with improving Ishpeming’s playgrounds. “With the state of all of our playgrounds in Ishpeming, we only have two new ...
Book descriptions in this article are adapted from publishers’ summaries and library catalog records. Here is what Book & Banter Book Group has been reading at the Peter White Public Library. To learn more about library book groups visit PWPL.info. “Atmosphere” Taylor Jenkins Reid (FIC REID) is the story of Jane Goodwin, a star nerd. Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates but one crew member stands out. Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and ...
