EDITOR'S NOTE: It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and railroads connected the expanding republic, it was the rivers that served as the young nation’s first true highway westward. Through these ...
MARQUETTE — From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 17, the Michigan State University Extension program, in partnership with the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy, will be hosting a vernal pool patrol field training event at Tory’s Woods Nature Preserve. A vernal pool is an ephemeral pool which ...
BARAGA — Two students from Phillip Latendresse Elementary School in Baraga have qualified invited to participate in the Invention Convention National Competition next month in downstate Dearborn. Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston’s project, “Magic Footsteps,” was presented in the state ...
NEGAUNEE — Anglers hoping to target walleye in Lake Independence or Teal Lake should be aware of a regulation change for walleye on those two waters that is now in effect. All walleye smaller than 15 inches and those between 18 and 23 inches are protected from harvest and must be ...
MARQUETTE — During Tuesday’s meeting of the Marquette Board of Light and Power, the utility board voted against approving a proposal by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to use a portion of the old Shiras Steam Plant site for a marina and a building to be used for boat storage and DNR offices. “Following decommissioning of the Shiras steam plant in 2024, the Marquette Board of Light and Power cleared the site in preparation for other municipal use for the benefit of city residents,” said John Sonderegger, MBLP Board of Directors member. “At last Tuesday's regular ...
MARQUETTE — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Marquette County Board of Commissioners, the panel voted unanimously to approve the ballot language for two upcoming August millage votes — one for the Marquette County Transit Authority and one for Marquette County Veterans Affairs. The Marq-Tran millage is currently set to 6/10 of a mill, which translates to approximately $0.60 per $1,000 of taxable property value. The vote in August will be to renew this millage for an additional six years, from 2027 through 2032. This millage has been in place since 2004, and a millage of varying amounts ...
