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Sandin to retire Dec. 3 after nearly 40 years

MARQUETTE — After nearly 40 years in health care, including 30 years in dermatology, Tom Sandin will retire on Dec. 3, marking the beginning of a new chapter. His journey has taken him from his birthplace in Muskegon, Michigan, to Indiana, Arizona, and Arkansas, through service in the U.S. ...

Marquette Federation of Women’s Clubs elects new president

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Federation of Women’s Clubs elected Warner Hocker as its president at its annual meeting on Oct. 21, marking the first time a man has been elected to lead the federation. Amy Cherrette, the organization’s previous president, nominated Warner and he was elected ...

MUNISING — Starla Goings is still missing after a weekend search conducted in Alger County this past weekend. Goings, a 65-year-old woman from Alger County, has been missing since August 2025. She was last seen on Aug. 15, 2025 and her 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan was found two days later in the ...

War against invasive

SKANDIA — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service applied lampricide to the Chocolay River this week, as part of a larger, decades-long effort to control the population of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes. Sea lamprey are native to the Atlantic Ocean, but spread to the Great Lakes in the ...