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City of Marquette gears up for Cliffs-Dow site remediation project

MARQUETTE — This summer, the city of Marquette is beginning an environmental clean-up of the former Cliffs-Dow site on Lakeshore Avenue, thanks to an EPA grant received in 2023. According to a June 2025 news release from EGLE on the clean-up, “in the early 1900s, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron ...

VA volunteers give back

IRON MOUNTAIN – Love may make the world go 'round but it's volunteers, often working anonymously behind the scenes, that keep the trains running on time. Or, in the case of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, handle a multitude of tasks that assist and support ...

Whitmer expands state of emergency to Marquette, Iron counties

MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has released a statement declaring a state of emergency in Marquette and Iron counties due to flooding. This brings the total number of Michigan counties declared to be under a state of emergency to 40; nearly half of all counties in Michigan. "Today, I'm ...

Crash kills one in Marinette County

CRIVITZ, Wisc. — A one-vehicle crash in Crivitz, Wisconsin, on April 8 claimed the life of one man. According to Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller, at 1:37 a.m. that day, Marinette County Dispatch was notified of a one-vehicle crash on Louisa Street in the Village of Crivitz. The caller ...

Most MDOT roadside parks reopening April 28

Most MDOT roadside parks reopening April 28 MARQUETTE — Good news for travelers on Upper Peninsula highways and byways, and the motoring public in general. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, roadside parks operated by MDOT will reopen for the season on Tuesday, April 28. ...