30 years ago MUNISING — Participants in a Forest Service workshop in Munising said they’re ready for officials to begin various projects related to the Grand Island Management Plan. The foresters plan to spend $80,000 on routine maintenance and $55,000 on improvements from now until the ...

30 years ago ISHPEMING — The NICE school district will be voting to approve a $9.8 million building millage budget this fall for a new K-8 school that will replace all existing buildings safe for Westwood High School. The new building plan was developed by a 31-member citizen committee that ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE — The future of Michigan gambling is under fire, and many charity bingo games are worried they will be pushed out. Bingo attendance has dropped an 11% across the state from 1992-1994 which the organizers blame on the rise of casinos on indigenous land. Betty Pope, who ...

30 years ago MARQUETTE — After the passing of a new state school spending bill, time students spend on the school bus could count as instruction time. Mandatory hours of instruction have raised since 1994, and if schools fail to meet the requirements, they will face losing state aid. Some ...

30 years ago SKANDIA — A class project in Skandia has turned into a yearly tradition known as the “Skandia School 5th Grade Free Press.” This student run press contains everything from interviewing and writing stories, selling and designing advertisements to local businesses, and payroll ...

30 years ago PALMER — A $1,600 fine was doled out to the owners of the Empire Mine for safety violations after one of their truck drivers was critically injured. The Empire Mining Partnership will also be paying a $1,000 fine for failing to address the 170-ton trucks signs of instability, ...