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Manistique drive-in to host 10th annual Fright Night this weekend

MANISTIQUE — The Highway 2 Community Drive-In Theater in Manistique is set to host its 10th annual Fright Night event on Saturday. The free event, sponsored by SEMCO Energy, is scheduled as follows: • 4:30 p.m., East gates open only for those setting up trunks for the ...

Mahaney addresses Detroit News article in Q&A session

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the result of an interview conducted with Bob Mahaney, CEO of Veridea Group, on Oct. 15 in response to a Detroit News article that ran in The Mining Journal on Aug. 28. Explain your relationship with Build U.P. and InvestUP Mahaney: I was one of the ...

Gubernatorial candidates: Evan Space, R-Big Rapids

MARQUETTE — Following his previous campaigns in 2018 and 2022, Evan Space is back for his third campaign to be Governor for the state of Michigan. Space was born and raised in Traverse City, earning a degree in Political Science from Grand Valley State University, and was a cadet in the ...

During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young. A recent study confirmed what many ...

Crash on M-553 claims life

SANDS TOWNSHIP — A construction zone crash in Sands Township killed one person and sent a second to the hospital. According to the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash in a construction zone on M-553 Monday. The call stated that a motor ...

Marquette County man arrested for child sexually abusive activity

MARQUETTE — A Marquette County man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession of child sexually abusive material — aggravated and using a computer to commit a crime. Joseph Francis Bowers, 31, of Marquette, was arrested following an investigation by the Michigan State ...