MENOMINEE — Travis Scott Thiry, 44, of Daggett, was sentenced to 23 months to 5 years in prison for fleeing and eluding a police officer, second degree, announced Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey T. Rogg. The prison sentence was handed down on April 14 by the Honorable ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE – Musician’s Federation Local 218 of the American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO, celebrates the 65th anniversary of the granting of its charter Sunday, April 28, with a dinner at the Marquette Elks Club. The local was formed as the Marquette Musicians’ ...

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Rotary Club recently held their annual fundraiser at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in February. The event was entitled, “Sport’s FAN-demonium,” this featured a meal, game show, and other fundraising actives, where attendees dressed in ...

ST. IGNACE — Cheesman Road in St. Ignace will be temporarily closed to traffic starting Monday due to ongoing work on the southbound I-75 overpass. Traffic will be detoured to US 2, and one lane will remain open in each direction in I-75. Cheesman Road is expected to be reopened to traffic ...

PARADISE — Beginning Monday, the Michigan Department of Transportation will be rebuilding M-123 in Paradise; a 3.1 million-dollar project that is estimated to be completed by Oct. 23. “The project includes partial crushing and shaping of the existing pavement, asphalt repaving with wide ...