MARQUETTE — From 5-10 p.m. this Saturday, Marquette Harbor Rotary will be hosting its annual Fish Boil dinner and auction at the Lake Superior Theatre Yacht Yard. The Fish Boil is Harbor Rotary’s annual fundraiser, which it has been hosting for the past 30 years. Over the course of that ...
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians recently revealed its Spring 2026 community contributions, providing a fresh wave of financial support for community initiatives throughout the Sault Tribe’s service area in Michigan. This twice-yearly program distributes 2% ...
MENOMINEE — Edward Richard Hollston, Jr., 38, of Menominee, was sentenced to a term of 17 months to 5 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections for a probation violation of an underlying conviction for operating while intoxicated. According to publicly-filed documents and information presented in open court, Hollsten was sentenced for the OWI third conviction in October, 2023, to a 10 months local jail term and placed on 3 years of probation. Hollsten violated his probation by consuming alcohol in March 2025, August 2025 and December 2025, with a blood alcohol concentration of ...
ESCANABA — Dozens of Michigan lawmakers are pressing the Michigan Department of Corrections to expand recently announced pay raises for new correctional officer recruits to all state prisons, rather than limiting them to five facilities in the Upper Peninsula. Last week, 36 state ...
GWINN — The Gwinn Lions Club will be holding its annual Gwinn Fun Daze event on Saturday at Peter Nordeen Park. At 9 a.m., the 5K Fun Run/walk will begin. The entry fee is $30 the day of the event or $25 in advance, and all proceeds go toward the childhood cancer program. All participants ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Area Sister Cities Partnership in association with the city of Marquette are sending a delegation of nine people to Marquette’s sister city of Kajaani, Finland today. Kajaani is located in eastern Finland, and is the capital of the Kainuu region. The area is known for its taiga forests and lakes, and for being the birthplace of famous Finnish poet Eino Leino. The Sister City program with Kajaani, Finland began in the early 1990s, after a group from Kajaani representing their forestry industry visited Marquette and noted similarities between the two ...
