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Brumm to lead kicking 'butts' campaign

MARQUETTE — On Saturday, Marquette County resident Margaret Brumm will host a “Cigarette Butt Recycle Buy Back Event” sponsored by Mark Hangen. The event takes place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at 404 E. Magnetic St., Marquette. It aims to clean up litter and rewards volunteers for the volume ...

East Channel Lighthouse stabilization underway

MUNISING — A historic lighthouse that has stood along the shores of Lake Superior for more than 150 years has received a new lease on life thanks to a three-week preservation effort involving volunteers from across the country, according to information provided by the U.S. Forest ...

Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings

Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2026. There are 69 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at ...

Marquette County to hold special meeting for CAD demonstration


MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board of Commissioners has released an announcement stating that they will be holding a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 for a Tyler Technologies CAD demonstration. The meeting will be held in the commission chambers at the Marquette County Court House, room #231. The board is currently weighing the decision of whether to switch the County’s 911 dispatch system to Motorola Solutions. The other U.P. counties, as well as the State Police, all utilize the Tyler Technologies system and there has been community concern over whether utilizing a ...