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Demolition proceeds apace in downtown Marquette

MARQUETTE — Demolition is well underway at 401 W. Washington Street in downtown Marquette, clearing a long-idle site for a new mixed-use development. According to InvestUP, the work will prepare the property for a 16,000 square foot building that will include integrated parking, two ...

Marquette County Commission passes resolution in ‘Support of the People’

MARQUETTE — At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Marquette County Commission, the commission passed a resolution titled Resolution in Support of the People (Policies Encouraging Overall Professional Law Enforcement) by a 3-2 margin. The resolution underscores the professionalism of local law ...

Negaunee Ice Arena millage request

NEGAUNEE — Negaunee voters will have an opportunity May 5 to consider a millage request from the city to repair and improve the Negaunee Ice arena. Located at 141 Rail St., the facility was built in 1986 using, in part, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources grant. It is the home of the ...

Marquette Powwow Committee to host first Ziigwan Powwow, seeks sponsors

MARQUETTE — On April 25, the Marquette Powwow Committee will be hosting their inaugural traditional Ziigwan Powwow at the Harvey Ojibwa Casino Convention Center. Doors open at 11, and events continue throughout the day. The word ziigwan means spring in Anishinaabemowin. “This particular ...

Nearly 1.6M criminal records cleared under Michigan ‘clean slate’ law

LANSING — Michigan has cleared nearly 1.6 million criminal convictions under an automatic expungement process that began three years ago, according to new state data. It’s not known exactly how many Michiganders have benefited from the “clean slate” initiative — some people had ...

City of Negaunee acquires new fire pumper

NEGAUNEE — The city of Negaunee has announced that it has taken possession of a new fire pumper. The pumper was ordered in 2022, for $701,204.00, from Reliant Fire Apparatus of Michigan (formerly Halt Fire, Inc.) The pumper is a Pierce Enforcer PUC. According to the Pierce website, “the ...