ESCANABA — An Illinois man has been arrested after allegedly scamming an Escanaba resident out of over a half million dollars. 34-year-old Zhong Jiang, a resident of Orland Hills, Illinois, was arraigned in the Delta County 94th District Court on Monday. Jiang faces one count of larceny ...
MARQUETTE — Beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Kognisjon Bryggeri will present its fourth annual Alfablot costume party, concert and beer release event. The event is all ages and there is no cost to attend. “We've assembled a night of heavy music, horror movies, and beer releases to bring in ...
Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling ...
MARQUETTE — During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, the commission voted 3-2 to appoint Margaret Brumm to the District 1 seat vacated by former commissioner Karl Numinen, in which the unexpired term lasts until Dec. 31. Brumm is currently running as ...
CHATHAM — At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Rock River Township Board, the board voted to repeal the township’s zoning ordinance. The township planning commission had voted back in September to recommend that the board put the issue of the zoning ordinance up to a vote of the people, but ...
MARQUETTE — As the 100th anniversary of one of the Upper Peninsula’s deadliest mining disasters approaches, Northern Michigan University Archives will host a public presentation examining the history of the Barnes-Hecker Mine and the people connected to it. The Central Upper Peninsula ...
