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New Jacobetti property in Marquette Township

MICHIGAN — Michigan Veterans Homes has entered into an agreement with a private seller to acquire 38-plus acres of land in Marquette Township. The property sits south of Marquette Cinemas and east of Wright Street and includes donated acres in honor of the property owner’s late father. ...

Suspected drowning in Lake Superior investigated

McMILLAN — Emergency personnel from several agencies continue searching for an out-of-state youth who is feared drowned in Lake Superior. The incident is believed to have occurred Wednesday, according to the Luce County Sheriff’s Department. Upon responding to a location near Lake ...

Art ‘twofer’ coming up

MARQUETTE — The last full full weekend in July is always a treat for locals and visitors to Marquette. It’s a twofer for the arts. Art on the Rocks will be held at Mattson Lower Harbor Park while the Outback Art Fair will be held at Shiras Park at Picnic Rocks. Both events will take ...

Shed fire quickly extinguished

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Fire Department was dispatched to the 400 Block of West Bluff Street at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday for a reported garage fire. Upon arrival, MFD officers reported heavy smoke and flames were visible from the backyard area of the residents. Firefighters deployed a 1 and ...

Lightning and burning car blamed for wildfires scorching West

(AP) — A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is ...

New approaches tried against invasive crayfish

MARQUETTE — Researchers are exploring new techniques to remove an invasive crayfish from Michigan waters. The Department of Natural Resources has been fighting an invasion of red swamp crayfish since they first appeared in the state in 2017. Aggressive attempts to trap and remove the ...