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Today in History: August 25, National Park Service created

Today in History: August 25, National Park Service created By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2026. There are 128 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act, establishing ...

NMU celebrates back to school with annual Fall Fest

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University was back to school on Monday, after a busy move-in weekend. Campus will once again be home to over 7,000 students and on Monday many of those students gathered around the Northern Center to participate in NMU’s annual Fall Fest, a gathering of local ...

Arrest on prison property follows domestic violence complaint

MARQUETTE — A domestic violence complaint led to an arrest at a campsite on Marquette Branch Prison property last Thursday, police report. According to Capt. Christopher Aldrich of the Marquette Police Department, on Thursday, MPD received a report of a domestic violence incident that had occurred several days earlier at a well-established makeshift campsite on Marquette Branch Prison property in the city of Marquette. In a written statement, Aldrich said the suspect was identified as 34-year-old Drummond Smithson, who has resided in multiple states and locations with the most recent ...

Labor Day celebration planned

NEGAUNEE — Organized labor leaders in the Upper Peninsula will gather at Jackson Park on Monday, Sept. 7, for an annual Labor Day celebration anchored by a simple premise: everything is better in a union. The public event, which runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., seeks to bring together local ...

Talk with the Doc

The following is a review of 10 fun facts about our marvelous human body. The human body is an absolutely amazing biological machine that does so many things to keep going each and every day. I hope you find the following list of these ten medical fun facts to be as interesting and amazing as ...