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Local school districts decline state 31aa funds

MARQUETTE — Several school districts within Marquette-Alger RESA's service area have announced their decision to decline state funding through Section 31aa of the Michigan School Aid budget for the current fiscal year. The decision follows careful review of new requirements added to the FY ...

NMU library set to open soon

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Lydia Olson Library has been under construction since early July and is set to reopen to the public on Jan. 12 in its Harden Hall renovated space. A temporary library location has been functioning out of Gries hall since construction ...

NMU police raise food for fines

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Police Department continues its tradition of Food for Fines, an initiative in conjunction with the National Day of Giving in which students can exchange non-perishables for parking citations. “This is an opportunity for the NMU community to give ...

Gavin Leach: NMU’s man for all seasons

MARQUETTE — Gavin Leach stepped down as interim president of Northern Michigan University Thursday, as Chris Olsen readies to take the position. Leach has spent the last 36 years working at NMU and spent time as a student obtaining a bachelor's degree in accounting and a Masters of Public ...

Fatal snowmobile crash investigated

ST. IGNACE — Michigan State Police personnel are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash. According to an MSP press release, at approximately 12:58 p.m. Saturday, troopers from the Michigan State Police post in St. Ignace responded to a report of a snowmobile crash on Bay City Lake Road near ...