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The following valuable information about the medical issue of noise induced hearing loss is provided by our United States National Institutes of Health. Every day, we experience sound in our environment, such as the sounds from television and radio, household appliances, and ...
Locally produced movie to debut
MARQUETTE — Valley Road Productions presents the Marquette premiere of the short film "Here to Help" featuring Northern Michigan University alumni and locally filmed and cast, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at the Thomas Theatres, located at 1525 Commerce Drive, Marquette. "Here to Help" is a ...
Gas prices increase dramatically
MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have risen 59.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.90/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 75.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.78/g higher than a year ...
Call for more air quality monitors in the U.P.
MARQUETTE – There are more than 40 air quality monitors across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only two in the Upper Peninsula. And that raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that follows, environmental experts say. “Particulate matter can penetrate deep into lungs, and wildfire smoke exposure is an immediate acute event,” said Samantha Pickering, the public and environmental health policy manager at the Michigan Environmental Council. One is at the Seney National ...
Strings on the Bay: “Where Music Meets Opportunity” debuts at Bay College Iron Mountain campus
IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College and the Bay College Foundation invite the community to experience “Strings on the Bay: Where Music Meets Opportunity” at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Bay College’s Iron Mountain campus, in the Lower Commons. The special evening will bring together ...