MARQUETTE — Marquette County String Orchestra Society formed in 2025, after Janis Peterson, Wendy Larson and Inga Banitt had the idea to start a community orchestra where everyone was welcome to play. Now, almost a year since their first meeting, they lead an orchestra of over 25 people and ...
FORSYTH TOWNSHIP — On June 22, Gwinn resident Jonathan A. Barnes was arraigned in the 96th District Court in Marquette on the following charges authorized by the Marquette County Prosecutor’s Office: Embezzlement $20,000 to $50,000, which is a felony. On June 18, Barnes was taken into ...
ESCANABA — The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied an appeal from a Gladstone man who was arrested and convicted after approaching a traffic stop in 2022 while recording police officers and refusing repeated commands to keep his distance. Garrett Jennings Van Net was found guilty by a Delta ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Data centers have dominated conversations in the last year, facing mounting concerns from residents and government officials for their energy use and ...
MARQUETTE — Last week, U.S. senatorial candidate Mike Rogers visited Marquette as part of a larger campaign tour through the Upper Peninsula. The trip included a tour of the Honorable Distillery, a fishing charter trip with Marquette Adventures, a Marquette GOP event at Ore Dock Brewing ...
SKANDIA — Paul and Gina Wilson of Liberty Farms and Flour Mill in Skandia have been operating the Neo Wilson Railway since 2022. Now, they’re looking to expand by purchasing the historic Toonerville Trolley, and converting part of their property into a living museum. Paul Wilson has been ...