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US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest; some fear for endangered species

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, ...

Chocolay Township seeks public assistance in identifying snowmobiler

CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP — The Chocolay Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the snowmobiler in photos taken at Lakenenland around Feb. 22. They request that people call or email with any information at 906-249-4040 or police@chocolay.gov. Additional photos ...

MAPS to hold town hall meetings this week for May bond proposal

MARQUETTE — Marquette Area Public Schools will host a series of Town Hall Meetings this week to provide families, staff and community members with information about the May 5 bond proposal. Each session will include an optional guided tour of the school building, followed by a ...

NTN names interim executive director

MARQUETTE — The NTN Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jeni Kilpela as interim executive director. Kilpela has served as NTN’s outreach coordinator since 2023, where she has supported membership engagement, communications and community partnerships. A dedicated trail user ...

Whitmer holds her final State of the State address

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday announced that her office will focus on childhood education and trying to put more money in Michanders’ pockets during her final year in office, proposals that will include lifelong literacy efforts, increased school funding and what she called the “Every ...

Official search for Trenton Massey called off

FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — At approximately 8 a.m. on Sunday, a cellular phone was turned into the Marquette Police Department which had been found on the city multiuse path between UPHS-Marquette and McDonald’s. The cellular phone was associated with 21-year-old Trenton Massey. ...