Pictured is a garage, located next door to Northern Lights Glass at 415 N. Third St. in Marquette, painted by local artist Taryn Okesson of the Marquette Artist Collective as part of last week’s Marquette Art Week festivities. The door features a red-winged blackbird, a postmodern addition to ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Commission will listen to a presentation regarding the city’s fiscal 2018 audit by Mike Grentz of Anderson Tackman and Co. at 5:15 p.m. Monday in Commission Chambers at city hall, 300 W. Baraga Ave. There will be designated times for the public to address ...

MARQUETTE — U.P. Home Health & Hospice offeris monthly wellness clinics. Blood pressure, pulse and blood sugars checks are free and cholesterol checks are $5. Questions? Call the office at 906-485-4545. This month’s schedule: ≤ Friday, Gwinn Senior Center, 11 a.m. to noon ≤ ...

ISHPEMING — A 15-year-old girl was injured in a utility terrain vehicle crash that took place early Tuesday evening. The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office reported that it was dispatched to the area of North Lake Road near Prospect Street in Ishpeming Township at 5:31 p.m. on a report of ...

BIG BAY — Each Fourth of July, Bay Cliff Health Camp sponsors an Independence Day parade in Big Bay. The Fourth of July is a very special day for campers and staff at Bay Cliff as well as for the residents of Big Bay, according to a press release from the camp. The parade is spectacular ...

MARQUETTE — Community members can take their cars to Superior Express Care & Wash on Saturday for the seventh annual Military Appreciation Car Wash & BBQ. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. motorists can stop by the car wash, located at 1201 W. Washington St., Marquette, for a $10 car wash that ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...

MARQUETTE — In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, the city of Marquette’s compost and household rubbish site located at 1415 Pioneer Road will be closed Wednesday and Saturday. The site will reopen Monday with its normal scheduled hours.

ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Area Historical Society announces its upcoming 2019 Cemetery Tour dates. It’s a chance to learn about notable Ishpeming residents including Julius Ropes, John Penglase and more. This year’s cemetery tour kicks off during the Fourth of July holiday with tours ...

A crowd enjoys the festivities at the Grand Reopening Party at Phil’s 550 Store on Saturday. The country store located along Marquette County Road 550, named after the late owner Phil Pearce and famous for the quirky sayings on its sign, also has an Outpost cabin, which was open for tours on ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...

MARQUETTE — Beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, parts of Washington and Third streets in Marquette, will be closed to through traffic for the annual Fourth of July parade. The closures will be on Washington Street from McClellan Avenue to Third, and between Washington and Baraga Avenue on Third ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Boat Parade will be on Thursday, July Fourth, with Friday as the weather-delay date. The parade forms up at 9 p.m. Thursday at the “elbow” in the Lower Harbor breakwater. The parade begins at 9:30 p.m. For boats shorter than 30 feet and for boats 30 feet and ...

LWV to hold monthly meeting MARQUETTE — The monthly meeting of the League of Women Voters of Michigan, Marquette County Member-At-Large State Unit, will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The LWV is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, ...

Above: Artist Donna Budzenski of Marquette starts a painting at Presque Isle Park for the Plein Air Painting Festival All-Day Paint Competition Saturday afternoon. Participating artists had the choice of painting any scene within the city of Marquette. Paintings had to be created outdoors, ...

MARQUETTE — History buffs are invited to take part in a self-guided tour back in time during the Ishpeming Historical Society’s “Places and Spaces” Historic Home Tour fundraiser from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. A suggested $10 donation to the IHS, which operates as a 5013c, gets ...

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HANCOCK — Two men were arrested Thursday in Houghton on charges related to the distribution of herion and crystal meth following an investigation by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team. A 31-year-old Hancock man, as well as his passenger, a 28-year-old Milwaukee man, were ...

REPUBLIC — A fatal motorcycle crash took place early Thursday morning in Republic Township, claiming the life of a 56-year-old Republic man, according to the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post. Troopers arrived at the scene of the crash on M-95 near Grosbeak Lane in Republic Township ...

MARQUETTE — Dana Ferguson, a Democrat and lifelong Michigan resident, has announced his bid to be the next U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, the second largest geographic district east of the Mississippi River, according to a press release. “Being a ...