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Bay College welding program student Earns multiple qualifications

ESCANABA – Bay College has recognized recent welding certificate graduate Olivia Trulock for successfully completing all five of the program’s base welding qualification tests in accordance with the American Welding Society Structural Welding Code D1.1. Trulock successfully qualified in ...

Bloomquist to hold town hall

MARQUETTE — Kyle Blomquist, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, will host a public town hall in Marquette from 6-8:00 tonight at the Northern Center Ballroom, 1401 Presque Isle Ave. The town hall will give residents an opportunity to hear directly from Blomquist, ask questions, and share their concerns about the challenges facing families and communities across Michigan’s 1st Congressional District.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes new commander

DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District transitioned leadership in a Change of Command ceremony recently at The War Memorial in downstate Grosse Pointe Farms.  Lt. Col. Donald K. Lew assumed command from Lt. Col. Wallace W. Bandeff in front of about 200 regional leaders and guests. Brig. Gen. Daniel J. Herlihy, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, presided over the ceremony.  The U.S. Army Change of Command ceremony is a formal transfer of authority between an outgoing and incoming commander. The departing leader passes the unity ...

Pancreas is major digestive organ

Our pancreas is located behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. It is the organ likely best known to most people because it produces the hormone insulin, used by the digestive system to remove glucose (sugar) from the bloodstream. It also produces glucagon and this hormone has the opposite effect to release glucose into the blood stream to provide energy to our cells. The third hormone made in the pancreas is somatostatin and it is also produced in the brain and in other parts of the body. The pancreas is considered to be primarily a digestive organ. In addition to the effects of ...

State to announce recycling infrastructure grants in Marquette today

MARQUETTE — Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy(EGLE) will visit the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority starting at 11 a.m. today to announce the Fiscal Year 2026 Recycling Infrastructure Grant recipients and tour MCSWMA's Material Recovery Facility and Reverse Osmosis Treatment Plant. The tour will feature MCSWMA's single-stream recycling operations, including its SamurAI robotic sorting system and its advanced reverse osmosis treatment plant, which is designed to removes PFAS and other contaminants from landfill ...