MARQUETTE — At Monday night’s meeting of the Marquette City Commission, a motion was passed to direct the city manager to pursue residential uses for the site where the Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti currently stands. The Jacobetti home on Fisher Street will be permanently closed ...

MARQUETTE — Throughout this spring, the Marquette City Commission has received an uptick in people attending city commission meetings to discuss the issues they are experiencing as renters in Marquette. At Monday night’s Marquette City Commission meeting, the panel responded by tasking the ...

MARQUETTE — Dr. Milton Soderberg of Forefront Dermatology is retiring this month after a 57-year career. Soderberg has been a practicing dermatologist since 1969. “It was really enjoyable,” said Soderberg. “I just liked working.” Soderberg, who grew up in the Upper Peninsula, ...

MARQUETTE — Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species — the bloody red shrimp — is established in all five Great Lakes. Using traps and nets, researchers last summer collected dozens of adult and juvenile specimens, including pregnant females, at Wisconsin ...

MARQUETTE — The Bay Mills Indian Community has issued a notice on how to be mindful of manoomin, or wild rice, during a critical period of growth. “After spending the winter resting in the sediment, manoomin seeds begin to germinate as the ice leaves our lakes and wetlands,” said the ...

NEWBERRY — Tahquamenon Area Schools superintendent Shawn Tebo has released a statement on the recent resignation of a middle school teacher. “On Wednesday, May 27, the Tahquamenon Area Schools became aware of allegations involving a middle school teacher’s conduct in the classroom,” ...