MARQUETTE — On Tuesday evening, Congressional candidate Kyle Blomquist, D-Iron Mountain, hosted the last of an 18-stop Town Hall series Thursday at the Northern Center in Marquette. Blomquist is running against Callie Barr, D-Traverse City and Wayne Stiles, D-Traverse City in the ...
MARQUETTE – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced that families participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children are now able to shop with their WIC benefits online at Meijer stores. “WIC beneficiaries were already able to use their WIC cards for in-store shopping at Meijer and offering online shopping will make it even easier for families to buy healthy foods,” said Amy Epkey, MDHHS acting director. “MDHHS is committed to helping residents put food on the table for their families.” Online shopping ...
MENOMINEE — The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on Tuesday relating to recent cocaine-related overdoses and deaths in Marinette and Menominee counties. “Sheriff Darrin Kudwa reports that cocaine use has resulted in at least four overdoses and one death in Marinette and Menominee counties since (Monday) night,” read the statement. “While individuals have been detained in reference to this investigation, Sheriff Kudwa cautions that more of the tainted drug may have been distributed locally.” An additional statement was released by the Menominee ...
MARQUETTE — The midterm elections are on Tuesday and along with races for congress, the senate and county officials, several millage votes will be present. Two of those millage votes will be county-wide. The Marquette County Veterans Affairs millage proposal lets voters decide whether ...
MARQUETTE — The never-ending war against what some call the granddaddy of all invasive species is scheduled to continue in the Marquette area in the near future. According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel, lampricides will be applied to the area offshore of the Dead and Carp ...
