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MAPS to hold town hall meetings this week for May bond proposal

MARQUETTE — Marquette Area Public Schools will host a series of Town Hall Meetings this week to provide families, staff and community members with information about the May 5 bond proposal. Each session will include an optional guided tour of the school building, followed by a presentation outlining proposed improvements, project priorities, and opportunities for community questions to be answered. The meetings are designed to help residents learn more about the district’s long‑range facilities plan, which addresses aging infrastructure, safety and accessibility needs, and ...

NTN names interim executive director

MARQUETTE — The NTN Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jeni Kilpela as interim executive director. Kilpela has served as NTN’s outreach coordinator since 2023, where she has supported membership engagement, communications and community partnerships. A dedicated trail user ...

Whitmer holds her final State of the State address

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday announced that her office will focus on childhood education and trying to put more money in Michanders’ pockets during her final year in office, proposals that will include lifelong literacy efforts, increased school funding and what she called the “Every ...

Official search for Trenton Massey called off

FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — At approximately 8 a.m. on Sunday, a cellular phone was turned into the Marquette Police Department which had been found on the city multiuse path between UPHS-Marquette and McDonald’s. The cellular phone was associated with 21-year-old Trenton Massey. ...

Ishpeming VFW, Westwood Mall’s Bargain Barn suffer roof collapses

ISHPEMING — Early on Wednesday morning, the city of Ishpeming released a statement that the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4573 building on Bank Street collapsed, prompting an evacuation of the downtown area. “The city of Ishpeming is responding to the collapse of the downtown VFW ...

Community responds to the ongoing search for Trenton Massey

MARQUETTE — The search for 21-year-old Northern Michigan University Student Trenton Massey remains ongoing; a statement from the Marquette City Police released Tuesday evening stated that “search efforts continued on Tuesday for Trenton Massey in the Founder’s Landing area. Those efforts ...