IRON MOUNTAIN — A required five-year adjustment for snowmobile trail permit fees will increase the price from $52 to $65 and will remain in place for the next five years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. This change follows a statutory requirement — Public Act 400 of ...
MARQUETTE — On Monday, former Marquette mayor Jenna Smith announced that she would be running for the District 3 seat of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners as a Democrat. “With seven years of experience as a Marquette City commissioner, including three years as mayor, and ...
LANSING – A bill introduced by House Democrats would allow qualified patients to request medically assisted death. Medically assisted death – also known as medically assisted suicide, medical aid in dying and physician-assisted death – involves patients taking a lethal medication prescribed by a qualified professional. If passed, the bill referred to as the “Death With Dignity Act” would allow only terminally ill adults to ask a physician for assistance. They could not make a request on the sole basis of age or disability. Michigan lawmakers have unsuccessfully ...
MARQUETTE — Last Thursday, the Marquette County Planning Division held a public meeting at Barrel and Beam to receive input from area residents on planned updates to the Marquette County 2040 Master Plan, as part of their ongoing Map the Future series. “In our master plan for 2040, the ...
City created as port to ship iron ore MARQUETTE — According to legend, what is now the city of Marquette was founded for the pursuit of “truth, intelligence, integrity, and Christian morality.” Much of the city’s growth paralleled developments in the iron mining industry, which ...
