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Teal Lake Melt-Down structure sinks

NEGAUNEE — Kathy Miller of Crystal Falls is the winner of the 2026 Teal Lake Melt-Down. The headframe structure went through the ice at 1:21 p.m. on Monday. The prize amount of $5,439 was won with a winning entry of 1:14 p.m. April 27, 2026. The Teal Lake Melt-Down is a community ...

County board cancels special meeting relating to FBO

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board held a special meeting on Friday, with an agenda item of “Termination of Contract with Kubick Aviation Services, Inc. for Non-Payment & Contract Default.” During this session, the county’s civil council, Alex Berger, stated that “we ...

2026 Pure Awards presented at statewide tourism conference

TRAVERSE CITY – A locally-based promotional group has won a top state award for its work advancing the cause that is the greater Marquette area. The Pure Award is a program initiated by Michigan Cares for Tourism. It honors tourism sites, attractions, organizations and individuals that work ...

Local high school student launches business directory

MARQUETTE — Anton Reinaas, a freshman at Marquette Senior High School, has launched a local online business directory called FindLocal906, designed to help people more easily find and patronize local businesses in the Upper Peninsula. The directory, which is ad-free and free to join for ...

Proposal seeks to forgive school closures caused by extreme weather

MARQUETTE – This academic year, school districts in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula experienced severe winter weather, which forced many administrators to close far more often than expected. For example, the superintendent of Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools in Otsego ...