MARQUETTE — The board of Marquette County Road Commission at a special meeting Wednesday voted to move forward with the wetland banking grant application approval process for two sites. The two grants were awarded to the road commission by the Michigan Wetland Board for Local ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Jail is the first jail in the Upper Peninsula to make the move to a video visitation system, with the system officially coming online in March. Visitors can use the video visitation remotely on a webcam-equipped computer, cellphone or tablet, or come to the ...
GRAND RAPIDS — Meijer confirmed May 24 is the opening date for a new 195,000-square-foot supercenter in Marquette, Regional Vice President Gerald Melville announced in a news release Thursday. Melville said company leadership and local dignitaries will dedicate the store’s first day of ...
MARQUETTE — Saving for college, which can run close to $70,000 a year or much more, depending on the school, requires more than putting loose change in a piggy bank. State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba; State Rep. Sara Cambensy, D-Marquette; and Robin Lott, executive director of the ...
MARQUETTE — It was a night of trivia and treats at the Marquette Regional History Center Wednesday when it hosted “100 Years, 100 Questions.” More than 15 groups of four to six people gathered to participate in the competition. The event was held in celebration of National Library Week ...
MARQUETTE — The Peter White Public Library Board of Trustees recently hired Closner Construction of Marquette to complete the library’s estimated $4.2 million renovation project slated to begin in May. The building restoration project will include major repairs of the 1904 facade, roof ...
NEGAUNEE — City of Negaunee officials are seeking input from residents regarding a historic preservation project expected to start this summer. City Manager Nate Heffron issued a directive to establish a special committee to research and “present advice on issues concerning the ...
MARQUETTE — Taxable values of property in Marquette County increased from last year, but not as much as officials had hoped. The Marquette County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Tuesday night and unanimously approved equalization valuations presented by the Marquette County ...
TRAVERSE CITY — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday that twin oil pipelines in a waterway linking two of the Great Lakes appear to have sustained minor damage from a vessel that may also have caused a recent leak of coolant fluid from electric cables. Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 runs ...
MARQUETTE — When Adolf Hilter came to power in Germany, Martin Lowenberg was just 5 years old. Even though his family tried to flee, most of them were eventually captured by the Nazis. Lowenberg survived as a slave laborer in the concentration camps, but his family, aside from his sister, ...
WASHINGTON — Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, his office announced today, injecting another layer of uncertainty as Republicans face worries over losing their majority in the fall. Ryan’s plans have been the source of much speculation and will set off a ...
MARQUETTE — The annual mine inspector’s report was given at the Marquette County Board of Commissioners’ meeting April 3. John Carlson, Marquette County mine inspector, presented an inactive mine inspection report from RGGS, Land & Minerals LTD LP. RGGS personnel had performed ...
MARQUETTE — It should be business as usual, at least for the next few months, at the YMCA of Marquette County — except for one section of the building. Construction has begun on the new youth center, located at the YMCA’s Marquette facility at 1420 Pine St. “It’s a long time in ...
MARQUETTE — Customers of the Upper Peninsula Power Company, SEMCO and the Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. will soon see the benefit of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on their monthly utility bills. President Donald Trump on Dec. 22 signed into law the TCJA, which lowered the federal ...
MARQUETTE — The $1.5 million reconstruction of College Avenue in Marquette, originally scheduled for this year, has been delayed until the future of UP Health System-Marquette’s current facility can be determined. Since the city has several construction projects slated for the future, the ...
MARQUETTE — The Ishpeming City Council heard an update from the Lake Superior Community Partnership Wednesday, but could not support a budget amendment that would help to fund the organization, officials said. Councilman Stu Skauge made a motion to amend the 2018 budget and contribute ...
LANSING — The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division reminds Michiganders that outdoor warning siren use will be limited during the 2018 Statewide Tornado Drill at 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to an MSP press release. Outdoor warning sirens are ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled plans to travel to South America later this week, choosing to stay in the United States to manage the U.S. response to Syria's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday ...
MARQUETTE — Students and community members gathered at Northern Michigan University’s Jamrich Hall Thursday for presentations and a discussion panel held in the name of Autism Awareness Month. The event, held by NMU’s Best Buddies organization, featured two speakers — Carissa ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette Township officials plan to discuss concerns about the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority with other local municipal leaders during an upcoming Marquette County Township Association meeting. The Marquette Township Board unanimously approved a letter to ...