NEGAUNEE — Next week, the Negaunee City Band will be led by guest conductor, Ben Zindler, Ishpeming Public Schools band director. The evening will also feature an antique marching glockenspiel that the band will present on permanent loan to the Negaunee Historical Society. Wednesday’s ...

My neighbor works from home. I commute to work, sometimes for long distances, seeing patients in remote locations. This past winter, after nearly 300 inches of snow, I often thought about him while driving through blinding snowstorms, my hands firmly gripping the wheel, the heater blasting, my ...

ESCANABA — The Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation announced a $1.4 million commitment to Build U.P. at the 2026 InvestUP CEO Summit, providing significant support for the region's growing Career and Technical Education housing partnership. The investment will help intermediate school districts and ...

SAULT STE. MARIE – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the allocation of more than $18.9 million in federal 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to support the creation of 603 new affordable housing units across 13 developments in nine Michigan communities, including one in Sault Ste. ...

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library will host James McCommons, a professor emeritus at Northern Michigan University and author of “The Feather Wars,” at 5:30 p.m. Monday. McCommons will talk about the fight to save America’s birds. The public is invited to attend this free ...

DIMONDALE — Faced with repair and maintenance costs that exceed $20 million over the next several years, the Michigan State Police has decided to close its Northville Forensic Science Laboratory and transfer the services and staff to the department’s other laboratories. This decision comes ...