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Delayed buoy line installation at McClure, Dam 3

MARQUETTE – Upper Peninsula Power Company announced that due to significant spring runoff and continued spill operations, buoy safety lines will not be installed at the McClure and Dam 3 reservoirs until early June. Buoy safety lines are typically installed prior to Memorial Day. However, current high-flow conditions and active spillways make installation unsafe. As a result, the buoy lines will not be in place at McClure and Dam 3 until early June. “We are asking the public to be extra vigilant when recreating on the McClure and Dam 3 reservoirs and to stay away from the ...

Negaunee City Band announces schedule

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee City Band has announced that its 2026 concert season will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. Concerts will continue on succeeding Wednesdays, with the final one scheduled for Aug. 5. Concerts are held at the Negaunee Outdoor Performing Arts Center at the east end of Iron Street. The public is invited to attend these free concerts and may wish to bring their own chairs as available seating is somewhat limited. Lucas Wickstrom continues as director. Wickstrom, best known as an organist and church musician, is very active in the local music scene where he ...

More than 50% of deer ticks tested in Wisconsin study carry Lyme disease bacteria

MARSHFIELD, Wis. – More than half of deer ticks tested by Marshfield Clinic Research Institute from its citizen science tick study were found to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute launched the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science in the spring of 2024 to investigate tick species ranges in the upper Midwest, as well as the pathogens carried by I. scapularis, also known as the deer tick or black-legged tick. Deer ticks, which may only be the size of a poppy seed, are commonly found in Wisconsin in wooded areas and grasslands. They ...

Gas prices drop

MARQUETTE — Average gasoline prices in Michigan have fallen 20.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.60/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,913 stations in Michigan. Prices in Michigan are 58.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.42/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 4.0 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $5.571 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Michigan was priced at $3.77/g yesterday while the most expensive was $6.09/g, a difference of $2.32/g. The lowest ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago ISHPEMING — Westwood High School has earned a national accolade for its women’s sports program. And the result is that the school will receive a financial boost to its athletic program through winning a first-place award from a national cooperative of cranberry and grapefruit growers. Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., announced the award of $10,000 for Westwood High School based on its strong women’s athletic program. The school was selected as first-place winner from a field of nation entries. 60 years ago GWINN — To improve television reception signals in areas ...

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