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Fox Motors announces key leadership realignment

MARQUETTE – Fox Motors announced a leadership promotion within its automotive division, naming Luke Hubbard as director of operations – Upper Peninsula. The role provides dedicated executive oversight across five dealership locations in Marquette and Negaunee. In his new role, Hubbard will ...

Urgent need!

MARQUETTE — The U.P. Regional Blood Center in Marquette is experiencing a critical need for blood donations of all types across the Upper Peninsula. The UPRBC has collection sites in Marquette, Hancock and Escanaba and it is the primary supplier of blood products to Upper Peninsula ...

Future of the Ojibway Correctional Facility at issue

MARENISCO — In 2018, the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Gogebic County's Marenisco Township was closed by the Michigan Department of Corrections, economically devastating the region and putting many people out of work. Over the years, several proposals for what to do with the property have ...

U.P. lawmakers rescind support for Bergman following LaFave endorsement

LANSING — On Tuesday, state Sen. Ed McBroom and Upper Peninsula state representatives Greg Markkanen and Karl Bohnak rescinded their endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman after he released an endorsement of Beau LaFave in the 38th Senate district race and he and his staff began personally ...

Michigan tribal boarding school report sought apology; instead, it was shelved

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. LANSING — A shelved, taxpayer-funded report on tribal boarding schools recommended an apology for Michigan’s role in the deaths ...