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Gwinn Area Community Schools bond proposal back on the ballot

GWINN — Gwinn Area Community Schools once again has a bond proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot, after four previous bond proposals failed in other elections. This time around, GACS says that “your feedback is our focus,” and the proposed bond is much smaller than previous requests. “We ...

Marquette City Commission votes on employee health coverage

MARQUETTE — During their Monday meeting, the Marquette City Commission voted on how much the city would contribute to the city employee’s health care plans. According to the motion background, read at the meeting by City Clerk Kyle Whitney, Public Act 152 in Michigan state government stipulates that government employers must choose each year between applying a hard cap on how much each government employer can pay towards an employee’s health care costs, adopt an 80/20 cost sharing plan or opt out of the cost sharing model. “While health care costs have seen a sharp rise in ...

Trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states

President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month on Wednesday, while former President Barack Obama is set to rally Democrats in Georgia. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is keeping his focus on states that he won handily two years ago as Americans confront record fuel prices, rising costs and an unpopular war in Iran. Vice President JD Vance was focusing on North Carolina, where Republicans have been pessimistic about retaining a Senate seat. Former national party ...

Marquette Federation of Women’s Clubs elects new president

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Federation of Women’s Clubs elected Warner Hocker as its president at its annual meeting on Oct. 21, marking the first time a man has been elected to lead the federation. Amy Cherrette, the organization’s previous president, nominated Warner and he was elected ...

Halloween is upon us!

Several Upper Peninsula municipalities have announced their trick-or-treat times for the upcoming weekend, along with other Halloween-themed events in the days to come. Times and events are as follows: AU TRAIN Trick-or-treat times are from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday. BARAGA Trick-or-treating ...