SAULT STE. MARIE — Kewadin Casinos will soon begin work on the next phase of its multi-million dollar upgrade project with each casino seeing a substantial investment into their property over the next three years. Previous phases of Kewadin Casinos multi-million dollar upgrade project have ...
MARQUETTE – As part of its continuing efforts to support the expansion of access to opioid treatment and recovery, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering the Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Internship Stipend Program to Michigan students who are completing unpaid internships. The Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Internship Stipend Program aims to increase the number of qualified substance use disorder professionals by providing stipends to eligible students who are participating in a degree program that will lead to a career in ...
NEGAUNEE — Summer reading will began at the Negaunee Public Library on Monday. Babies, toddlers, children, teens and adults are all welcome to participate in the free programs. Children and teens ages 0-17 will receive a free book, sponsored by a grant from the Pizza Hut Foundation and summer reading kit upon registration and can earn more prizes by completing their reading logs by Saturday, Aug. 1. Adults can fill out a slip for every book they read or audiobook they listen to for chances to win great prizes from local businesses, which also ends Aug. 1. Please note, youth can sign ...
30 years ago MARQUETTE — It was March in the Upper Peninsula. Ten deer weakened from weeks of bitter cold and belly-deep snow finally found refuge on some railroad tracks. But their safety was short lived. Stressed from one of the most severe winters of the century, the deer refused to jump back into the snow and were run down by a train. The deer were so stressed that their reaction and senses were altered, causing them to run in fear down the tracks rather than respond to the dance of the train. The deer were among hundreds of thousands of white tails that experts estimate died ...
