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Bergman joins other lawmakers demand action from Canadian government over wildfires

Front Page News July 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, joined fellow representatives John James, Lisa McClain and John Moolenaar in addressing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to demand “immediate action” on wildfires in Ontario which are causing hazardous air quality across the state of Michigan. “Our constituents in Michigan are once again under air quality alerts,” reads the letter. “Our hospitals are once again treating children, dialysis patients and older residents for the effects of smoke that did not originate anywhere near them. This is the third consecutive ...

Subject in custody for alleged operating while intoxicated causing death

Local July 17, 2026

BAY MILLS — A subject is in custody following a fatal two-vehicle crash in Bay Mills Township. On July 13, 2026, at approximately 10:48 a.m., a trooper from the Michigan State Police Sault Ste. Marie post responded to a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash on W. Lakeshore Drive near West Lake Street in Bay Mills Township. The preliminary investigation indicates a Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling westbound on West Lakeshore Drive when it crossed the centerline and crashed head-on with an eastbound Ford Fiesta. The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 62-year-old woman from Lake, ...

Hazardous air quality to continue through at least today, likely longer

Front Page News July 17, 2026

MARQUETTE — Hazardous levels of wildfire smoke will continue through at least today in the Upper Peninsula, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. As of Thursday, the entire state of Michigan was experiencing air quality in the “hazardous” range. ...

Art on the Rocks, Outback coming up

Local July 17, 2026

MARQUETTE — A pair of popular Marquette-based art fairs are coming up in late July. The 66th Annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show and the OutBack Art Fair, in its 32st year, are scheduled for July 25-26. Art on the Rocks takes place in the Mattson Lower Harbor Park while Outback is ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

Local July 17, 2026

30 years ago MARQUETTE – The Marquette County Board has committed itself to a multi-million dollar deal to bring American Eagle Corps maintenance facility to Sawyer. The vote came just two weeks after commissioners declined to guarantee nearly 4 million in financial incentives the airline wants for moving the facility to the former air force base. The facility which employs about 180 workers currently is located at Marquette County Airport in Marquette Township. The company has said the move could add up to 80 jobs. 60 years ago MARQUETTE – Northern Michigan University ...

Drifa Brewery announces it will close in November

Front Page News July 17, 2026

MARQUETTE — Drifa Brewery in south Marquette announced on Wednesday that it will be closing its doors around mid-November. “From navigating the challenges of a pandemic shutdown and road construction the next summer to weathering management changes, keeping a local craft brewery afloat ...