ELY — Representatives from Ely Township and the Barnes-Hecker 100th Anniversary Committee Thursday came together for a ceremonial groundbreaking at Barnes-Hecker Memorial Park. The park is at the site of the old Barnes-Hecker mine, where 51 men lost their lives in the mine’s collapse and ...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Late last fall, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department received a delayed missing person’s complaint. Sault police and Chippewa County Sheriff's Office received information and followed uncovered evidence to a remote location north of Paradise in Chippewa County, ...
MUNISING — The U.S. National Park Service has completed an evaluation of accessibility across Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, including restrooms, walkways, interpretive exhibits, ranger programs and other visitor services. Park staff now invite the public to review the draft ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette Township Clerk Randy Ritari, a Democrat, has announced his candidacy for the Marquette County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat. The commission's District 3 seat is currently held by Fred Benzie, who was chosen by the commission to replace Commissioner Steven ...
MARQUETTE — With near-record holiday travel expected for this Memorial Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers. AAA estimates more than 1.3 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the second-highest forecast since AAA began tracking holiday traffic. "Thanks to the bipartisan transportation funding legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year, along ...
