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Deep freeze

MARQUETTE — An extreme cold watch is in effect beginning tonight and running through Saturday afternoon for Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Gogebic, Keweenaw, Houghton and Ontonagon counties. “Wind chills will fall into the -25 to -35 range starting (tonight), when ...

Missing Gwinn man found deceased

GWINN — A Gwinn man missing for several days has been found deceased in a rural area of Forsyth Township. Jamie Willis, 46, was last seen at his residence on Maple Hill Drive, in Gwinn, at around 10 p.m. Monday, according to the Forsyth Township Police Department, the agency that handled the ...

Whitmer to deliver 2026 State of the State Address on Feb. 25 

LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her final State of the State Address at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. The address will be held in the Michigan House Chambers in front of a joint session of the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate and broadcast live throughout ...

Gearing up for 2026 Noquemanon Ski Marathon

MARQUETTE — The organizers of the 2026 Noquemanon Ski Marathon are looking for a few good volunteers to help with race activities this weekend. The 27th annual event is taking place Saturday and Sunday and expected to attract large crowds. The Noquemanon Ski Marathon is a large event that ...

‘We’re just not going to do FOIA’: Michigan transparency effort stalls

LANSING — Michigan and Massachusetts are the only states where citizens cannot submit a Freedom of Information Act request to collect records from their executive and legislative branches. For years, both Democrats and Republicans in Michigan have advocated expanding FOIA to include the two ...

Baraga chamber calls for Business of the Year nominations

L'ANSE — The Baraga County Chamber of Commerce has announced that nominations are open for its annual Business of the Year Award, which honors a chamber member business that demonstrates a continued passion for excellence, responsible leadership and community harmony. Nominations are open ...