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Memorial held in honor of Trenton Massey

MARQUETTE — A memorial was held Thursday night for Trenton Massey, a 21-year-old Northern Michigan University student who has been missing since February. The memorial involved the lowering of the NMU Wildcat flag to half-mast on NMU’s campus, with a service taking place during the ...

Newberry man arrested for child sexually abusive activity

NEWBERRY — A Newberry man has been arrested and charged with using a computer and the internet to commit sex-related crimes against children. The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has announced the arrest of Calvin Gerwatowski, 19 of ...

Mayer announces candidacy for Marquette County Commission District 1

MARQUETTE — Marquette City Commissioner Cody Mayer announced his run for the Marquette County Commission District 1 seat on Thursday. That seat is currently held by County Commissioner Karl Numinen, a Democrat, who was appointed in October after longtime Commissioner Johnny DePetro ...

Man sentenced in drunk driving crash

HOUGHTON — A man who pleaded guilty in connection with a January 2025 drunk driving crash that seriously injured two people was sentenced Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court. According to a press release from Houghton County Prosecutor Dan Helmer, John Matthew Cook was sentenced to 3 ...

M-35 rebuilding, roundabout project starts April 27

ISHPEMING - In a major project set to start at the end of the month, the Michigan Department of Transportation is investing about $6.2 million to rebuild more than three miles of M-35 in Marquette County between Marquette County Road 480 and US 41, including converting the M-35/County Road 492 ...