30 years ago SAWYER AIR FORCE BASE — The last operational air force base at Sawyer will close a month earlier than originally planned. The early inactivation, says Col. Regner Rier, commander of the 410th Bomb Wing, will allow more people to witness the deactivation process. The 410th ...

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library will hold a book-signing session for several regional authors from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, as part of Pioneer Days. Authors include newcomers R. Aveen (young adult fantasy) and Lisa Dorvinen (children’s books), Negaunee native Adam Dompierre ...

MARQUETTE — The National Alliance on Mental Illness Alger/Marquette offers free, confidential peer support groups from 7-8 p.m. Eastern Time, in person and on Zoom, for individuals living with mental illness, and friends or families living with an individual with mental illness. In-person ...

MARQUETTE – The largest remaining migratory population of brindled wildebeest in southern Africa serves as a cornerstone prey species for large predators. Yet it has been understudied because of its remote location in the Greater Liuwa Ecosystem in western Zambia and Angola. Northern Michigan ...

NEGAUNEE — This week’s Negaunee City Band Concert, to be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Outdoor Performing Arts Center at the east end of Iron Street, celebrates our country, with “America” the theme of every selection to be played. The concert opens with “American Dream ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE — The Marquette School Board passed a $25 million budget for the school year with $1 million of it in limbo, awaiting a Michigan Supreme Court decision. The court has established that the state cannot continue with its “pay as you go” approach to health benefits ...