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Agencies warn residents of invasive pests, disease risk in firewood

MARQUETTE – The hemlock woolly adelgid can kill hemlock trees but is a very small invasive pest, making it hard to see in untreated firewood. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources are warning residents against transporting untreated ...

Delegation from Marquette Sister City Higashiomi to arrive next month

MARQUETTE — From July 19-29, a delegation of seven people from Higashiomi, Japan will be visiting Marquette as part of the Sister Cities Partnership between the two cities. The delegation will include the city’s vice mayor, as well as the head of its chamber of commerce and others. While ...

One dead following domestic dispute

SAULT STE. MARIE — An apparent domestic dispute in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday turned deadly with one person dead and a second injured from flying glass debris, police said. According to officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, officers were dispatched to a residence on Young ...

Marquette County undersheriff graduates from FBI National Academy

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Sheriff’s Office report that Undersheriff Lowell Larson graduated from Session 298 of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. “The FBI National Academy provides top-tier law enforcement professionals with advanced communication, behavioral science, ...