Adamini resigns county board seat
MARQUETTE — Stephen Adamini, longtime Democrat and member of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, resigned that position earlier this week. Adamini, whose career has included stints on the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees and the Michigan House of Representatives, ...
Partridge Creek Farm announces Central UP Farm to School Institute
ISHPEMING — Partridge Creek Farm, in partnership with Marquette-Alger RESA and Michigan State University UP Research and Extension Center, has announced that registration is now open for the upcoming 2026 Central UP Farm to School Institute. The event will take place May 19-20 in downtown ...
Michigan launches ‘safe prisons’ initiative amid growing assaults, concerns
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — Amid a continued rise in prison assaults, the Michigan Department of Corrections this month launched a new “safe ...
Room at the Inn executive director presents to MDDHS Human Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
MARQUETTE — Room at the Inn Executive Director Chelsie Wilkinson recently got back from a trip to Lansing, where she presented to state legislators in the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Human Resources Appropriations Subcommittee about Room at the Inn’s permanent supportive housing program, which helps those who are chronically homeless. While she was downstate, Wilkinson also visited Hope Recuperative Shelter in Pontiac, which gives people experiencing homelessness a place to recover after being discharged from the hospital. Room at the Inn plans to establish a ...
Dark Sky Festival returns to Copper Harbor — Speaking lineup announced
COPPER HARBOR — The Upper Peninsula Dark Sky Festival is returning to Copper Harbor for its fourth year running from April 16-18 at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. The event, which is held during International Dark Sky Week, seeks to celebrate the beauty of natural darkness, the science of the ...