FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — Officials with Marquette County Emergency Management and the Michigan State Police are asking residents to take precautions as flooding affects the area. BASEMENT SAFETY Residents should not enter flooded basements if water covers electrical outlets, if ...
HERMANSVILLE — The IXL Historical Museum in Hermansville is moving ahead with restoration work on its 19th-century main office building with support from a $50,000 America 250 MI grant. Repairs to damaged wood are underway, most of the old paint has been removed and exterior painting is ...
CAIRO — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. ...
HOUGHTON — The restoration of Michigan Technological University’s historic Lambda Chi Alpha house has earned a 2026 Build Michigan Award, with Iron Mountain-based Gundlach Champion recognized for one of the state’s top construction projects. After a 2022 fire destroyed the roof and left ...
ESCANABA — Billerud has completed its 18-month, $50 million “Project Wolverine” investment at its Escanaba facility, centered on rebuilding the mill’s wood yard with safer, more efficient and more sustainable systems. The work replaced aging equipment with new unloading docks and two ...
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Healthy Kids Dental contract to Delta Dental of Michigan. The program serves approximately 955,000 children under age 21 in Michigan. Healthy Kids Dental is a dental benefit program for ...