DAGGETT — A Daggett woman will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13. Rocquel Anne Irving, 39, was sentenced Friday in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a minimum prison term of ...
HARRIS — The 2026 Soo Line Historical and Technical Society Convention has beguns. With a central location of the Island Resort and Casino, the event continues through Sunday. The society celebrates primarily the memory of the Soo Line Railroad, which was established in the late 19th ...
HOUGHTON — The Superior Watershed Partnership is giving residents in Houghton County’s Adams, Portage and Chassell townships the opporunity to recycle old automobile tires. On Saturday, residents of those three townships can bring up to 10 tires per household to 20251 B. F. Gundlach Road ...
MARQUETTE — A program titled "Why we Hurt: The Genesis of Grief," will be presented next week. Dr. Greg Fircchione, a psychiatrist from Harvard Medical School, will be making a public presentation on the human experience of grief as it relates to personal loss, the challenge of aging and health. This event will tale place at 7 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 16, in the sanctuary of Marquette's Messiah Lutheran Church, 305 W. Magnetic St. It is sponsored by The Cedar Tree Institute in partnership with Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine Michael Waite, musician and songwriter, ...
Today is Thursday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2025. There are 112 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 10, 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The proceedings would become a watershed moment in ...
MARQUETTE — The 2026 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics has been announced. Check-in is at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and the official event start time is 6 p.m. at the Superior Dome in Marquette. Registration fee is $30 per runner, and includes the annual LETR t-shirt. Dog registration is an additional $25, and includes a leash. “Join us for Flame of Hope week, where your support empowers incredible athletes across Michigan who compete year-round for Special Olympics Michigan, at no cost to them,” said the LETR event announcement. “By participating, you become a ...
