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Though controlled quickly, Harbor Tower fire injures two, displaces some

ESCANABA — Harbor Tower, Escanaba’s tallest building and a subsidized housing facility with 175 units, experienced a fire on Saturday morning. Though it was controlled quickly, two people sustained injuries, according to a press release from the City of Escanaba Public Safety ...

U.P. Principal’s Summit held at MARESA

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Principal’s Summit was held at the MARESA office on East Ohio Street in Marquette on Thursday and Friday, featuring keynote speaker Myron Dueck. Dueck is an educational consultant from Summerland in British Columbia, Canada, who has worked as a social ...

US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest; some fear for endangered species

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, ...

Chocolay Township seeks public assistance in identifying snowmobiler

CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP — The Chocolay Township Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the snowmobiler in photos taken at Lakenenland around Feb. 22. They request that people call or email with any information at 906-249-4040 or police@chocolay.gov. Additional photos ...

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 ...