MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette recently took the next step in its plan to build a new playground at Ellwood A. Mattson Park with a focus on inclusion and accessibility. The city was awarded a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant totaling $300,000 to replace the original Kids Cove ...
HUBBELL — A woman who was shot by police during an incident in Hubbell on April 12 is no longer in critical condition at a Green Bay, Wisconsin, hospital as of Monday, a Michigan State Police spokesperson said. Lt. Mark Giannunzio, public information officer for the Michigan State ...
LANSING — The Legislature is reviewing bills that would reduce insulin copays, allow pharmacies to provide emergency insulin refills and cover those refills under health insurance. One vial of insulin can cost up to $100-$600 or more, according to GoodRX, a California-based telemedicine ...
LANSING — A group trying to repeal an emergency powers law that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used for months to issue coronavirus restrictions cleared a key hurdle Monday when the Michigan elections bureau said it collected enough petitions. Unlock Michigan, which has ties to Republicans, submitted ...
Reader Aurora Gregg of Negaunee submitted this image of flowers abloom. Did you take a great shot of the sunset over Teal Lake? Or did you happen to snap a captivating image of wildlife? The Mining Journal is accepting original local photo submissions from area residents who would like to share ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...
MARQUETTE — Camp Quality Michigan, with the support of the U.P. Lions Club, will be providing a Virtual Camp experience this year for Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin children who are currently in treatment or have previously been treated for cancer or have other chronic blood disorders, as well ...
MARQUETTE —All roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation will reopen for the season Friday, April 30. MDOT maintains 85 roadside parks around the state. Parks in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula operate seasonally, usually closing in late ...
MARQUETTE — The photo in Friday’s Mining Journal in the “What’s Flying” column should have labeled the bird in the photo as a yellow-rumped warbler.
ESCANABA — The Onagomingkway Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its monthly meeting on May 8. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the location and time has yet to be determined. The meeting may also be held virtually on the same day. If you have ...
HOUGHTON — At least 31,000 items otherwise bound for a landfill were collected for reuse Saturday as part of the second annual waste reduction drive. Members of Michigan Technological University’s Sustainability Demonstration House and other volunteers collected items at Tech’s Student ...
Tadych’s Econofoods Store manager Zach Quinnell with assistant managers Andrew and Daniel receive Certificate of Appreciation from Marquette Lions. Next collection of returnables will be May 22 at Marquette Lions Lakeside Park. (Submitted photo)
The Marquette Lodge BPOE 405’s Bob Wellman makes a donation of $1,865 for member events at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, accepted by Shari Smith, Jacobetti activities director. (Submitted photo)
Negaunee VFW Post 3165 and Auxiliary recently donated more than $1,700 to the Upper Peninsula Honor Flight program. Pictured from the left: Thomas Stanaway-Trustee; Dean Maki-Commander; Russ Williams-Trustee; Scott Collins-Auxiliary; Phil Taskila-Quartermaster; and Scott Knauf-Honor Flight ...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A young woman and her dog are hitting the road to learn more about Michigan’s remote rustic campgrounds. Over five months, Paige Lackey plans to visit 77 of Michigan’s 145 state forest campgrounds in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula. The ...
Area residents take part in the Northern Michigan University Conservation Crew’s cleanup day on Saturday, a kickoff event to Anderton’s Earth Week. Christine Oaks of Gwinn, Lenny and Cheri Shible of Marquette Township, and Margaret Brumm of Marquette, worked together in the area around the ...
HOUGHTON — First, COVID-19 delayed state funding of Houghton’s pier project by a year. Now the project could be delayed again by the pandemic-caused spike in steel prices. Bids for Houghton’s project at Mattila Square came in at more than double the expected cost, City Manager Eric ...
LANSING (AP) — After leading the nation’s COVID-19 daily case rate for weeks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday that Michigan could be seeing a drop in infections. Whitmer has extended a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public, but the Democrat has ...
MARQUETTE — Sawyer International Airport is increasing flights beginning in May, continuing enhanced protocols related to COVID-19. SkyWest, doing business as Delta Air Lines, will increase its flight schedule to Detroit beginning May 5 with an additional return flight to Detroit, Sawyer ...
HOUGHTON — A COVID-19 vaccine clinic restricted to Michigan Technological University students next week will go on as scheduled, the organizer said Thursday. The three-day clinic, put on by Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center (UGL), had originally been slated to use the Johnson & ...