NEGAUNEE — Organized labor leaders in the Upper Peninsula will gather at Jackson Park on Monday, Sept. 7, for an annual Labor Day celebration anchored by a simple premise: everything is better in a union. The public event, which runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., seeks to bring together local ...
GWINN — Forsyth Forward has announced the opening lecture of its second Explore Our Wild series, featuring Northern Michigan University researchers Dr. Diana Lafferty and Dr. Rosenbaum and their work studying and conserving snow leopards in Mongolia. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Up North Lodge Event Center in Gwinn. The event will provide community members with an opportunity to learn about one of the world's most elusive and fascinating animals directly from researchers involved in international conservation efforts. The presentation will ...
ISHPEMING — Snow Day Fibers celebrated its opening in downtown Ishpeming with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, in partnership with the Lake Superior Community Partnership. Owned by Kimmie Conrad, Snow Day Fibers is located at 200 E. Division St., Ishpeming, and offers a welcoming ...
HOUGHTON — A woman from Houghton has been arraigned on charges stemming from an accident earlier this month that resulted in the deaths of a man and woman from South Carolina. According to a press release provided to local media from Houghton County Prosecutor Dan Helmer, Sze Wenn Tiang, 45, of Houghton, was arraigned last week in 97th District Court in Houghton. She is charged in connection with the Aug. 5 fatal collision on US 41 near the Golf Course Road in Houghton County’s Osceola Township. According to Helmer’s release, “the collision resulted in the tragic deaths of ...
HOUGHTON — State officials have marked the passage of a balanced and bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2027 that includes $45 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants for 75 land acquisition and park development projects across the state, leveraging nearly $64 million in local and matching funds for a combined $108.9 million investment in public land and outdoor recreation. The trust fund is a restricted fund that was established in 1976 to provide funding for public acquisition of lands for resource protection and outdoor recreation, as well as for public outdoor ...
