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Downtown Marquette Farmers Market seeks vendors, growers, artisans, musicians

MARQUETTE — The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market is looking for farmers, growers, food producers, artisans, musicians and local community organizations to be part of the 2026 market season. According to a Downtown Development Authority press release, with flexible commitment options and ...

Fact check: Are regulations to blame for rising Michigan house costs?

TRAVERSE CITY — This month, one gubernatorial candidate after another — Democrat and Republican — used their platform at the Northern Michigan Policy Conference to bemoan the regulatory burdens they said make it too difficult and expensive to build affordable housing in ...

Michigan pushes toward 100% clean energy by 2040 despite funding cuts

MARQUETTE — Michigan’s current renewable energy target is 50% by 2030 and 60% by 2035, with a goal of 100% clean energy by 2040.  However, meeting that timeline presents significant obstacles, experts say. The effort comes as utilities, state regulators and local governments navigate ...

Local community members rally, urge Peters to vote no on DHS funding

MARQUETTE — A group of community members gathered on Thursday afternoon outside of Senator Gary Peters’ (D) office at 857 W. Washington St in Marquette in a peaceful demonstration. The demonstration was organized by We the People MI, a state-wide organization which, according to its ...

Crucial commodity conveyed

ESCANABA — (Recently), a Canadian freighter accompanied by an icebreaking tug chugged into Little Bay de Noc and delivered a massive load of salt to an Escanaba dock. The buzz about the impending arrival of the boats caused excitement in the area. For one, with a nearly fully-frozen bay, ...