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Residents, visitors advised to avoid foam on surface water 

MARQUETTE – With summer unofficially starting today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reminds residents and visitors to avoid foam on Michigan lakes, rivers, streams and other surface waters.   Foam can form on any body of water. It can be ...

Ground broken at Barnes-Hecker Memorial Park

ELY — Representatives from Ely Township and the Barnes-Hecker 100th Anniversary Committee Thursday came together for a ceremonial groundbreaking at Barnes-Hecker Memorial Park. The park is at the site of the old Barnes-Hecker mine, where 51 men lost their lives in the mine’s collapse and ...

Human remains found near Paradise

CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Late last fall, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department received a delayed missing person’s complaint. Sault police and Chippewa County Sheriff's Office received information and followed uncovered evidence to a remote location north of Paradise in Chippewa County, ...

Ritari announces campaign for county board of commissioners

MARQUETTE — Marquette Township Clerk Randy Ritari, a Democrat, has announced his candidacy for the Marquette County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat. The commission's District 3 seat is currently held by Fred Benzie, who was chosen by the commission to replace Commissioner Steven ...

MDOT lifting restrictions on state road and bridge 
projects to ease Memorial Day travel

MARQUETTE — With near-record holiday travel expected for this Memorial Day weekend, the Michigan Department of Transportation is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday travelers. AAA estimates more than 1.3 million Michigan residents are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the second-highest forecast since AAA began tracking holiday traffic. "Thanks to the bipartisan transportation funding legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year, along ...