MARQUETTE — Lake Superior Region Indivisible will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Skandia Township Hall, 224 Krieger Drive, Skandia, and feature guest speaker Mackenzie Walz, the Election Protecting director at Promote the Vote Fund. She will discuss election security, and the federal, local and state roles in elections and threats to our elections.
ESCANABA — Bay College has announced that Dr. Thad Strom, associate director of the Oscar G. Johnson VA Healthcare System, as a recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, honoring his leadership, service, and lasting impact on Veterans’ healthcare and the Upper Peninsula ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula jobless rate saw little change in March as the number of jobless workers rose by 200 since February and the estimated size of the labor force dipped, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget. “Michigan labor markets exhibited little to no jobless rate changes in most regions during March,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. The U.P.’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.8% in March was up from 6.6% in February but ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side). The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with city staff about interests and concerns.
