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County board OKs ballot language for August millage votes

MARQUETTE — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, the panel voted unanimously to approve the ballot language for two upcoming August millage votes — one for the Marquette County Transit Authority and one for Marquette County Veterans Affairs. The Marq-Tran ...

DNR adds two water-scooping aircraft to help battle wildfires this season

MARQUETTE — Firefighting just got a lot more efficient for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the MDNR firefighting fleet this season. The planes, ...

Annual Presque Isle deer survey released

MARQUETTE — The 2025 Presque Isle deer survey has been released. The survey is conducted each year in a collaboration between NMU Fisheries and Wildlife Association, Moosewood Nature Center and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and is reported to the city of Marquette to provide ...

SHF awards $302K to 22 U.P. health initiatives

MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation concluded its second grant cycle of 2026 on Wednesday, announcing $302,710 in funding distributed across 22 grants to organizations serving the Upper Peninsula. The awards include $189,618 in U.P. Health Impact Grants across six projects addressing ...