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Second Adopt-A-Highway cleanup Saturday

MARQUETTE ­- Motorists should be on the lookout beginning Saturday as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers fan out across Superiorland and elsewhere to pick up litter from the sides of the roadways. Participants in the Michigan Department of Transportation program will clean highway roadsides from ...

Dog park reopens for business

SANDS TOWNSHIP — The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter’s Paws Dog Park officially reopened on Monday, after being closed since the beginning of June to treat a grub infestation. Since closing on June 1 to treat and repair the grounds of the park, UPAWS announced that the park is now ...

Poor conditions force closure of popular trail

ONTONAGON — Due to exceedingly poor trail conditions on the Pioneer (P) Trail between the Ontonagon County Fairgrounds and Ridge Road, MI-TRALE (Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment) has had to close this portion of the popular trail until further notice. A ...

Fourth of July crash leaves Ishpeming student with extensive injuries

ISHPEMING — On Friday, a student from Nice Community School District and his father were involved in a car crash; the student has serious injuries but is stable at the University of Michigan after being flown out that day. “As some of you may know, our friend, classmate and student ...

Weather postpones Ishpeming fireworks display to July 26

ISHPEMING — The fireworks display in the city of Ishpeming that was planned for Saturday has been postponed due to inclement weather. A Facebook post shared by the city reads, “Due to the anticipated thunderstorms, the fireworks company has advised us to cancel the fireworks display for ...

Annual races invite runners to check out the city

MARQUETTE — The Queen City Running Company will be hosting two races at the end of July, taking runners along the lakeshore and throughout the city of Marquette. The Queen City Half Marathon and the Breakwater 5K are part of QCRC’s Run the U.P. Challenge Series, which vectors runners all ...