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Food truck coming to Harvey

HARVEY — Silver Creek Church and Silver Creek Thrift are partnering with Feeding America West Michigan to host a mobile food pantry. Distribution will take place at Silver Creek Church, 219 Silver Creek Road, in Harvey, on Thursday, June 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 approximately 600 families. This will be a drive-through event with directions given by parking lot attendants. Guests are asked to remain in their vehicles and have adequate space prepared in their trunk or back seat in advance ...

Students ride free

MARQUETTE — Officials at the Marquette County Transit Authority have announced that for the months of June, July and August, they offering free bus rides for students under 18 on their fixed route service. Please check their web site www.marq-tran.com or call dispatch at 906-225-1112 for our schedule. Marquette County Transit Authority offers fixed routes in Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming and Gwinn.

Program on lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes planned

MARQUETTE — Join the MooseWood Nature Center at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Peter White Public Library's Community Room for a discussion about the largest freshwater fish in North America — the lake sturgeon. Learn about lake sturgeon’s unique ecology, biology, history, and how fisheries are managed to support this species. Speaking will be Edward Baker, an expert on sturgeon and research station manager for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Marquette Fisheries Research Station. Admission is free, but a $10 donation is suggested to help support MooseWood ...

Positions to be open on Gwinn school board

GWINN — Nominating petition forms are available at the Forsyth, Sands, Skandia and West Branch township offices as well as the Marquette County Clerk’s Office for three (3) positions on the Gwinn Area Community Schools Board of Education. The vacancies are as follows: Three (3) terms of six (6) years beginning Jan. 1, 2027 and ending Dec. 31, 2032. An affidavit of identity and completed petition form(s) must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, to the respective township office or Marquette County Clerk. At least six (6) valid elector signatures are required (maximum of 20) ...

Annual Marquette drinking water report out

MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette’s 2025 Water Quality Report has been published and is available for viewing on the city of Marquette’s website at www.marquettemi.gov/public-works. To receive a paper copy in the mail, email water@marquettemi.gov or call 906-225-8382.

Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago MARQUETTE — Chocolay Township has turned its garbage collection over to a private company beginning today, and the pickup day for most township residents has changed. The Chocolay Township Board approved a five-year contract in April with Northern Refuse, Inc. Starting July 3, collection will include curbside pickup of recyclable materials. The township has collected and hauled its own garbage since the late 1960s. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — Lightning played hob with power lines in Marquette and nearby rural areas over the weekend, causing three major outages ...