MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has released a statement declaring a state of emergency in Marquette and Iron counties due to flooding. This brings the total number of Michigan counties declared to be under a state of emergency to 40; nearly half of all counties in Michigan. "Today, I'm ...
HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Heartlands Community Advisory Committee and Keweenaw Community Foundation are partnering to host “For the Heartlands,” a fundraiser dinner and concert on Friday, June 5, at the Hidden Pines Barn in Calumet. The event supports the Keweenaw Heartlands Forest Fund, ...
Today in History: April 22, the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2026. There are 253 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims ...
MARQUETTE — In honor of National Library Week, tribute is paid to Lydia M. Olson, the first librarian of Northern State Normal (later Northern State Teachers College and now Northern Michigan University). During her 33-year tenure she supervised the moving of the library to several different ...
CRIVITZ, Wisc. — A one-vehicle crash in Crivitz, Wisconsin, on April 8 claimed the life of one man. According to Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller, at 1:37 a.m. that day, Marinette County Dispatch was notified of a one-vehicle crash on Louisa Street in the Village of Crivitz. The caller ...