MARQUETTE — Residents of Marquette County Monday evening paraded to the Marquette County Commission chambers to ask commissioners to increase support for Marquette County Transit Authority. “The purpose of this parade is really to invite more people to get on board with what we're ...
MARQUETTE — A pair of Marquette residents have been arrested on child abuse charges, after their four-month-old daughter had to be flown to a hospital in Wisconsin for emergency treatment. According to the Marquette Police Department, which is the investigative agency in the case, ...
MARQUETTE — At noon on Aug. 10, the Marquette Dog Park Friends and city of Marquette will be hosting a fundraising kick-off event for the planned summer off-leash dog park at the park’s future site, just past the NTN North Trails 550 trailhead. Exact coordinates are 6° 34' 23.52" N 87° 24' 59.04" W. “Marquette is celebrated as an outdoor paradise during its warmest, longest days of the year, but local dog owners have long faced a major hurdle: city ordinances prohibit off-leash dogs within city limits, including all parks, bike trails and beaches,” states a press release ...
LANSING — Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s Friday ruling striking down state energy regulators’ decision to permit the Line 5 tunnel project, pipeline opponents convened to celebrate the decision and talk about the next steps. The controversial pipeline runs from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario, with a 4.5-mile segment of dual pipelines running through the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle, Michigan Climate Action Network Executive Director Denise Keele and several attorneys who ...
ESCANABA – The Bay College Foundation has announced the winners of the 35th Swing for Scholarships golf outing, held July 16 at the Escanaba Country Club. Taking first place was the team sponsored by Engineered Machined Products, featuring Jeff Erickson, Paul Rodman, Steve Scott and Cory ...
ISHPEMING — A pair of Michigan Department of Transportation projects will launch Monday, according to MDOT officials. In the first, MDOT will spend about $153,000 to replace a culvert on M-28 east of South Agate Road in Ontonagon County. The culvert has reached the end of its service life. The work includes backfill, slope restoration and repaving, which will extend the lifespan of the roadway and increasing safety for motorists. During the period of the project, one lane of alternating traffic will be open in the work zone using temporary traffic signals or traffic regulators. MDOT ...
