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Annual spring weight restrictions 
continue to be lifted on Michigan’s state roads

MARQUETTE ­- The Michigan Department of Transportation continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 6 a.m. Thursday, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including the Mackinac Bridge. Frost restrictions are still in effect for the remainder of the state and will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways north of the Mackinac Bridge, including the entire Upper Peninsula and Mackinac Island. State routes typically carry M, I or US ...

Student loan borrowers who hoped for federal debt forgiveness may find new programs too expensive

MARQUETTE – During the first year of the Trump administration, the student loan delinquency rate rose nearly 25%, according to the Century Foundation.  Currently almost 9 million borrowers are in default, meaning they missed several payments and are at risk of having wages and tax refunds taken directly out of their accounts as payment toward their loans, according to the foundation, which is based in New York City.  In 2023, the federal Saving on a Valuable Education plan was created by the administration of then-President Joe Biden.  It was intended to reduce monthly loan ...

Copper Country holds place of primacy in U.S. history

When most scholars of U.S. history study the birth and growth of the country, very few of them consider the Upper Peninsula’s contribution to the rise of the nation. And yet, it is so. John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company, with its headquarters on Mackinac Island, in 1808, ...

Marquette officials declare state of emergency due to widespread flooding

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board of Commissioners declared a local state of emergency late Friday due to the widespread flooding in the area. The declaration states, “On Friday, the County of Marquette sustained widespread damage and is working to prevent injury or lost of life or ...

MCEM, MSP reminds public to take flood safety precautions

FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — Officials with Marquette County Emergency Management and the Michigan State Police are asking residents to take precautions as flooding affects the area. BASEMENT SAFETY Residents should not enter flooded basements if water covers electrical outlets, if cords are submerged, or if there are signs of electrical activity such as sparks, buzzing, snapping, or popping. Do not touch electrical equipment in wet conditions or while standing in water. Turn off electricity at the main switch if it can be done safely. The collapse of flooded basements is ...