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Grand Island to see improvements this summer

MUNISING — Visitors to some of Grand Island’s most popular destinations will notice several improvements this summer, including upgrades to recreation areas and historic resources.

 • Rim trail improvements-: The Grand Island Rim Trail project, funded by the Great American ...

Marquette Township adopts new 2026-2030 Master Plan

MARQUETTE — Marquette Charter Township officials have announced the adoption of an updated 2026–2030 Master Plan, a long-range policy document intended to guide future land use, housing, recreation, transportation, infrastructure, economic development and community service decisions over the next several years. The Master Plan update was funded in part by a $50,000 Housing Readiness Grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, which allowed the township to retain the national planning firm SEH, Inc. to assist with the planning process, public engagement, data ...

’26 NMU Alumni Awards given

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Alumni Relations has announced four recipients of the 2026 Alumni Awards: Dr. Gary R. Bertoline ('74 BS) of West Lafayette, Ind., Distinguished Alumni; Jenna Zdunek ('04 BS) of Marquette, Alumni Achievement; Maureen McFadden ('16 BS) of Marquette, ...

Marquette Food Co-op to enforce existing customer, visitor behavior policy

MARQUETTE — On Monday, the Marquette Food Co-op announced that it will be enforcing existing store policies regarding people’s behavior in and around the store. In a statement published in the MFC’s news feed titled “It’s Complicated,” General Manager Matt Gougeon laid out the ...

Traffic crash investigated

ST. IGNACE — A two-vehicle crash on US 2 near St. Ignace on Sunday resulted in one driver suffering serious injuries and a vehicle catching fire after crashing into a car wash. At approximately 5:51 p.m. Sunday, troopers from the Michigan State Police post in St. Ignace responded to a crash on US 2 near Boulevard Drive. Troopers arrived to find a Toyota Highlander with significant front-end damage near the intersection and a Chevrolet Silverado that had crashed into a nearby car wash. The driver of the Silverado was trapped inside the vehicle with his foot pinned on the accelerator, ...

New study traces PFAS in Great Lakes food webs over 40 years

MARQUETTE — Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed the most comprehensive look yet at how PFAS moves through the food web in the Great Lakes. The study published this spring in the Journal of Environmental Quality analyzed 42 years of studies and combined nearly 2,500 ...