MARQUETTE — Ever wonder how elections are run and votes counted? An event is planned for the Copper Country that should explain everything. Former East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks will present Election Education for Everyday People, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Michigan Tech ...
MANISTIQUE – The Limestone Legacy Foundation donated more than 100 winter coats to students and families throughout Schoolcraft County during the 3rd Annual Gear UP Gala in Manistique. The Gear UP Gala, organized by local community members under the leadership of Christi Ryan and in collaboration with Manistique Area Schools, has become a go-to event for students and families as they prepare for the new school year. In alignment with its mission to build a lasting legacy of stronger communities by investing in education, empowering future generations, and advancing economic ...
MARQUETTE — Helping area students maintain healthy smiles starts with being prepared when a dental emergency happens. The Marquette County Health Department, in partnership with the Superior District Dental Society and Peninsula Pharmacy, is providing area schools with “Transport a Tooth” kits. The tooth saver kits help students and school staff respond quickly when a permanent tooth is knocked out. Once again, Peninsula Pharmacy donated the tooth saver kits for free! The MCHD will distribute the kits in September. A kit is used if a student has a tooth accidentally knocked out ...
60 years ago BARAGA COUNTY – A Michigan Technological University forestry professor is attempting to increase the songbird population in the Upper Peninsula and save large stands of jack pine from destruction by insects. Dr. Norman Sloan has spent the summer living in the bush on the Baraga Plains in an effort to reduce an infestation of jack pine budworm. Damage to trees in this area is already heavy, and if not controlled, may lead to total destruction of valuable forests. Sloan is working on the theory that an increase in bird population will reduce the insect count. Since the ...
Here are some new additions to Peter White Public Library’s Local History Collection. Book descriptions are adapted from publisher and library catalog materials. “Lake Michigan Gales & Tales: Vanishing Ships, Tragic Wrecks, and Historic Rescues” by Michael Passwater (917.7404 PA ...
DAGGETT — A Daggett woman will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13. Rocquel Anne Irving, 39, was sentenced Friday in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a minimum prison term of ...
