UPPER PENINSULA — Wildfires continue to burn across the Upper Peninsula as firefighters get closer to containment. As of Wednesday, the Ridge Fire was estimated to be 434 acres and 20% contained. That fire is located 10 miles northwest of Marquette and north of the Dead River Basin, ...
MANISTIQUE — A man has been arrested after allegedly threatening another person with a gun and firing shots at a vehicle in Thompson Township Guy Vertz, 42, was arraigned Thursday afternoon in the Schoolcraft County 93rd Judicial District Court on two counts of felonious assault with a ...
MARQUETTE — A $23 million state investment to support nine projects across Michigan, including two in the Upper Peninsula, has been announced with the funding expected to leverage nearly $118 million in federal support. The investments, made through the Make it in Michigan Competitiveness ...
MARQUETTE — The wet weather over the past few days has significantly lowered fire activity at the various wildland fires across the Upper Peninsula. However, wet weather also creates difficult, hazardous conditions for the people fighting those fires, and rain alone will not put them out. ...
NEGAUNEE — The city of Negaunee’s treasurer, Brian Downing, has been placed on unpaid suspension and banned from city hall, according to City Manager Nate Heffron. The suspension, which officially began Oct. 2 for five days and renewed Monday for five additional days, is because of job ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill a District 1 vacancy following Commissioner Karl Numinen’s resignation, effective immediately Tuesday. Numinen, who did not attend Tuesday’s board meeting, submitted his resignation in an email to ...
