The 20th Marquette Area Blues Fest is happening this weekend in the Mattson Lower Harbor Park in downtown Marquette. According to the Marquette Area Blues Society website, this year’s festival continues the tradition of presenting well-known blues musicians while a variety of food vendors, ...

With the start of a new school year, the Michigan State Police is reminding parents and guardians that they have the ability to check the safety records of all school buses in the state of Michigan. As part of Michigan’s School Bus Inspection Program, all public, private, denominational, ...

The principal headline on Saturday’s Mining Journal front page was short, to the point and oh, so accurate. “The deadliest day” for the Marquette Police Department had taken place a century earlier, on Aug. 23, 1924, when police Chief Martin Ford, patrolman Thomas Thornton and Ford’s ...

Last week saw a series of protests at the Marquette Branch Prison in Marquette, with corrections officers saying they are understaffed and facing difficult working conditions. The picketing was held by the Michigan Corrections Organization, who were aiming to make lawmakers aware of the ...

For many, this weekend marks the last few days of summer as many schools, including Northern Michigan University, will see students filling the halls come next week. The beginning of a new school year is bittersweet for many, with the carefree summer days spent at the beach or on the hiking ...

Most of us are familiar with the adage, “It takes a community.” Originally promulgated as part of a national political campaign, the saying has since been co-opted by everyone from bread makers to beer brewers. That said, it did, in fact, take a community to accomplish a key community ...