30 years ago ISHPEMING – The Marquette County Road Commission will scale back the number of employees working overnight shifts and now collect interest on fees it charges townships for work to balance its 1996 budget. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — A Learning Resource Center scheduled to be ...

MARQUETTE — The following streets will be closed to motor vehicles at the following times for the start of the annual UP200 and Midnight Run sled dog races to be held Friday in the city of Marquette, according to a city press release. • Thursday 10:30 p.m. - Washington Street from Front ...

ISHPEMING — The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, which occurred on Nov. 3, 1926, in Ely Township near Ishpeming. The tragedy remains Michigan’s worst mine disaster, claiming the lives of 51 men. Forty-one of those miners are still entombed in the ...

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library is hosting a presentation on Ukrainian culture and the need for art during conflict at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16. Nadija Packauskas, co-founder of Yoopers for Ukraine, will discuss the importance of art and culture and why it is important during times of ...