MARINETTE — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling on the U. S. Navy to “keep commitments made” by bringing more shipbuilding to Wisconsin after the cancellation of a multi-billion dollar contract with a Marinette shipbuilder. Navy Secretary John Phelan announced in a social media video last ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Storms that hit the Upper Peninsula over the past week have left snowmobile trails impassable across portions of six U.P. counties, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “Some snowmobile clubs are out clearing trails, others are continuing to assess the ...

MARQUETTE — Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours from 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the Shiras Room on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side) in Marquette. The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to ...

HARVEY – Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift are partnering with Feeding America West Michigan to host a mobile food pantry. Taking place on Thursday, Dec. 11., food distribution will begin at 10 a.m. and continue while supplies last or until 11:30 a.m. Food will be available for ...

MARQUETTE — Cultivating care, compassion and connection
 is scheduled for noon-1 p.m. Fridays, December (5, 12, 19, 26) at the Peter White Public Library, Heritage Room in Marquette. In partnership with several area organizations, this hour-long event offers a safe space to pause, reflect ...

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Department of Transportation will conduct inspections on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock next week, requiring bridge lifts. Various test lifts will be performed at night (7 p.m.-midnight) Tuesday, Dec. 9, and Wednesday, Dec. 10. The lifts ...