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Suspect arrested after break-in at DeTour Area Public Schools

DETOUR — A 24-year-old DeTour village man was arrested last Thursday after Michigan State Police responded to a report of a break-in at DeTour Area Public Schools early Thursday morning. The incident led school officials to cancel classes for the day, although classes resumed Friday. According to the Michigan State Police post in Sault Ste. Marie, troopers were called to the school at approximately 6:30 a.m. Oct. 1 after school staff arrived early to prepare for the school day and discovered a person inside the building. Staff members called 911. Troopers arrived at the school, ...

Tai Chi, Qi Gong workshop planned at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

MARQUETTE — A workshop featuring Tai Chi and Qi Gong will be held Saturday morning at the Morgan Chapel of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 201 E. Ridge St., Marquette. The workshop, scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon, will introduce participants to Tai Chi and Qi Gong, gentle forms of exercise that emphasize movement, balance, flexibility and relaxation. Tai Chi has increasingly been incorporated into medical centers and hospital settings across North America. According to organizers, the practice can help regulate the immune system, promote the body’s relaxation response, and improve ...

Prescription drugs covered by Medicaid
 plans topic of Oct. 27 meeting 

MARQUETTE — The public is invited to attend a virtual meeting hosted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services from 9:30 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Oct. 27, about the list of prescription drugs covered under Michigan’s Medicaid health plans known as the Medicaid Health Plan Common Formulary. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an annual forum for the public, community partners and interested parties to comment on the prescription list. This forum is in addition to the quarterly written public comment periods. The annual Michigan Medicaid Health Plan Common Formulary ...

Marquette solid waste drop-off site nearing seasonal closure

MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette’s solid waste drop-off site is nearing the end of its operating season, with the final day for rubbish disposal scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, weather permitting. For the safety of residents using the site, the rubbish drop-off area will now close at dusk each day it is open. The compost and brush drop-off site will remain available on a limited schedule. It will be open Tuesdays from 3 p.m. until dusk and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The tentative final day for the compost and brush drop-off site is Tuesday, Nov. 10, also weather ...

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Hiawatha National Forest seeks public help with reforestation effort

GLADSTONE — The U.S. Forest Service is looking for a few, well, a lot more than a few, good pinecones, to support an effort that could help shape the region’s forests for decades to come — one pinecone at a time. Beginning today, the agency will accept jack and red pinecones as part of ...