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MAPS awarded grant
MARQUETTE – Marquette Area Public Schools was recently awarded a $2,000 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund. Grant funds will support the JJ Packs Program and provide for fresh fruit in the weekend packs. Any ...
Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs notes opening of Fiscal Year 2026 Michigan Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant Program
MARQUETTE – The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today announced that the application process is now open for the Fiscal Year 2026 Michigan Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant Program, a competitive funding opportunity designed to strengthen and modernize facilities ...
School millage election in early May
MARQUETTE — Marquette Area Public Schools is encouraging district residents to learn about the May 5 bond proposal and make a plan to vote as in‑person absentee and early voting opportunities begin in the coming weeks. The District’s $59.995 million bond proposal is designed to address ...
Austrian electroacoustic composer, sound artist Ina Thomann to lecture, to perform
ESCANABA — International electroacoustic composer and sound artist Ina Thomann will be on the Escanaba Campus Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 2 p.m. The performance and lecture are free and open to the public. Electroacoustic composer and sound artist Ina Thomann emerges as a distinctive voice ...
Board of health to meet tonight
MARQUETTE — The regular meeting of the Marquette County Board of Health will be held at 6 tonight in room 231 of the Henry A. Skewis Courthouse Annex in Marquette. For more information, see mqthealth.org.

