MARQUETTE — A $23 million state investment to support nine projects across Michigan, including two in the Upper Peninsula, has been announced with the funding expected to leverage nearly $118 million in federal support. The investments, made through the Make it in Michigan Competitiveness ...
ISHPEMING — NICE Community Schools will be hosting its annual Zombie Ridge Haunted Trail fundraiser from 5:30-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. The event will take a brief intermission from 7-7:30 p.m. “The scariest half-mile walk through a lantern lit woods,” reads a news release. The event ...
HOUGHTON — UP Health System–Portage will host a free breast health presentation Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Houghton, offering community members an opportunity to learn about breast health, screening recommendations and advances in breast care from local health care providers. The event will take place at Bonfire at The Continental Fire Co., 408 E. Montezuma Ave. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with presentations beginning at 6 p.m. A complimentary dinner will be provided. The educational program will feature presentations from UP Health System – Portage providers and specialists on ...
MARQUETTE — Eli Savit, current prosecuting attorney of Washtenaw County and Democratic nominee for Michigan Attorney General, made a stop in Marquette recently as part of a larger campaign tour of the Upper Peninsula. This was Savit’s 7th campaign visit to the U.P., with stops in Sault ...
MUNISING — The search for Starla Goings continues as authorities ask volunteers to aid in another ground search to be held this month. Volunteers are to meet at 9 a.m. Oct. 24 at 16 Mile Lake Fire Hall in Munising. Goings, a 65-year-old woman from Alger County, has been missing since August ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill a District 1 vacancy following Commissioner Karl Numinen’s resignation, effective immediately Tuesday. Numinen, who did not attend Tuesday’s board meeting, submitted his resignation in an email to ...
