MARQUETTE — A guilty verdict has been reached for the person accused of an early June armed robbery of Irontown Pasties in Negaunee. After a three-day trial, Patrick Earl Fisher of Negaunee was found guilty on one count of armed robbery in Marquette County’s 25th Circuit Court Thursday ...
MARQUETTE — More information into the investigation of two former area law enforcement officers arrested on drug-related charges has been obtained. Richard Joseph Neaves, 31, of Marquette and Todd Andrew Collins, 36, of Negaunee were arraigned in Marquette County’s 96th District Court in ...
MARQUETTE — Rural Innovation Strategies Inc. announced that the Innovate Marquette SmartZone has been chosen in a competitive process to participate in the 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative, a technical assistance program supporting rural communities working to create digital economy jobs ...
ESCANABA — The Escanaba School District acquired a robot last spring that allows homebound students to attend classes in real time. The robot came just in time for one student. Junior Carson Norton suffers from a condition called Scheuermann’s disease, a developmental disorder of the ...
ISHPEMING — Tuesday will mark 133 years that skiers from all over the world have come together to soar over Ishpeming. The annual Ski Jumping Tournament at Suicide Bowl, located off County Road in Negaunee at the Ishpeming Ski Club, will be held on Tuesday, featuring skiers from all over ...
MARQUETTE — The Michigan State Police Negaunee Post continues to investigate the disappearance of Jody Dean Howe of Marquette. Howe’s last verified identification was at the Meijer store in Marquette during the morning hours of Aug. 23. Law enforcement is requesting the assistance of ...
MARQUETTE — One never feels truly ready for an emergency situation, but if you are in need of emergency services there are ways to be better prepared. Smart911 is a program that allows residents to create a safety profile for their household that includes any information they would like ...
MARQUETTE — Housing affordability has been an issue in Marquette, but the Marquette City Commission has established a committee to help come up with solutions and implement strategies to reverse the high-cost trends. Marquette Mayor Jenna Smith requested the commission establish an Ad Hoc ...
MARQUETTE — People who live along Lake Superior and all the Great Lakes are witnessing high water levels, which in turn have caused erosion and flooding for many property owners and resulted in infrastructure damage. In response, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and ...
ISHPEMING — The city of Ishpeming will no longer charge a fee for Ishpeming Fire Department responses to motor vehicle accidents and structure fires. In two separate unanimous votes during a Jan. 8 meeting, the Ishpeming City Council rescinded ordinances that imposed charges for fire ...
TRAVERSE CITY — Michigan officials demanded an extensive set of records Monday from Enbridge Inc. in an investigation of the company’s oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. In a letter to the Canadian company, the state Department of Natural Resources ...
MARQUETTE — A portion of the Heartwood Forestland owned by the city of Marquette has been sold to the Noquemanon Trail Network, which includes a 25-acre parcel located roughly between Division Street and M-553. The Marquette City Commission voted unanimously on Monday to execute a purchase ...
MARQUETTE — The YMCA of Marquette County kicked off its 2020 annual campaign on Monday at the organization’s annual meeting, setting a goal of $120,000. Out of every dollar raised, 100% is given to people who need the YMCA. “It’s really what makes us a YMCA, and a lot of things make ...
MARQUETTE — Sometimes you meet a friend in the most unlikely of ways, like sharing a park bench. Richard Hillier, 88, of Marquette, has shared many moments and stories with the passersby of Picnic Rocks who unknowingly sat on “his” bench, or the city bench dedicated to him along the ...
MARQUETTE — Hints of a home’s age lie in its wood trim, its staircase and banisters, its rooms wrapped in wallpaper and other architectural intricacies. Unique structures and century-old homes can be found throughout the streets of Marquette, signs of the city’s still-standing history. ...
CHAMPION — A snowmobiler was rescued in Champion Township after being stranded for roughly six hours Saturday. Jason Goletz, 42, of Pontiac was located by Marquette County Sheriff’s Office deputies around 11:54 p.m. Saturday as he was walking on Trail 5 in Champion Township. He was ...
ISHPEMING — With new city manager Craig Cugini set to take the reins in February, controversy over the city attorney position continues to haunt the Ishpeming City Council into the new year. Councilors unanimously approved a 3% raise effective Jan. 1 for all non-union full-time city ...
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a five-part series on the Community Environmental Monitoring Program, or CEMP. This article focuses on the role of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Previous articles outlined the CEMP agreement and focused on the the roles of other entities ...
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers received a generally positive economic and revenue forecast Friday but tempered it by warning of budget pressures due to tax cuts, a road-funding deal and other factors. Economists adopted a ...