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County Road 492 to be rerouted for roundabout project

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FROM A NEWS RELEASE NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP — Marquette County Road 492 will be closed and detoured beginning July 6 as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation project converting the M-35/CR 492 intersection in Eagle Mills to a modern roundabout. CR 492 will be closed to ...

Vintage and kid-friendly instruments to be featured at NCB concert

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NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee City Band will hold a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Negaunee Outdoor Performing Arts Center. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m, and the Kid’s Petting Zoo will begin around 7 p.m. under the watchful eye of Zookeeper Kathy Houghton, pictured above wearing the ...

Today in History: 1934, Night of the Long Knives

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Today is Tuesday, June 30, the 181st day of 2026. There are 184 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his "blood purge" of political and military rivals in Germany in what came to be known as the "Night of the Long Knives." Also on ...

U.P. sees ‘The Ford Boom’ in the 1920s

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IRON MOUNTAIN — For Henry Ford in the early 1900s, the Upper Peninsula wasn’t just a place to vacation, it offered opportunity and resources for his growing Ford Motor Company auto manufacturing operation. Ford, in turn, would put the U.P. — and Iron Mountain area, in particular — on ...

America at 250: An age of innovation

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Editor’s note: This week marks the final chapter in our three-month series of exploring America at 250 years old through the lens of some of the most important national events that took place in our communities. We enjoyed presenting these important slices of American history — and hope ...