Today is Tuesday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2026. There are 100 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in Confederate states should be freed as of Jan. 1, 1863, ...
MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a balanced general fund budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Friday, successfully closing an anticipated $8 million deficit through proactive strategic planning The projected shortfall was driven primarily by a 16% ...
MARQUETTE — Prost! Prost! A slate of Oktoberfest events is set for downtown Marquette this weekend. Blackrocks Brewery is set to host its annual Oktoberfest event from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday. The event and music schedule is as follows: 2-3 p.m., Octatuba 3:30-5 p.m., World’s ...
It’s election season, which means it’s time to check out the League of Women Voters’ award-winning, nonpartisan voter resources, available online at VOTE411.org and in the League’s printed voter guides. These resources are brought to you locally in collaboration with the Mining Journal ...
MARQUETTE – There are more than 40 air quality monitors across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only two in the Upper Peninsula. And that raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that follows, environmental experts say. “Particulate matter can penetrate deep into lungs, and wildfire smoke exposure is an immediate acute event,” said Samantha Pickering, the public and environmental health policy manager at the Michigan Environmental Council. One is at the Seney National ...
IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College and the Bay College Foundation invite the community to experience “Strings on the Bay: Where Music Meets Opportunity” at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Bay College’s Iron Mountain campus, in the Lower Commons. The special evening will bring together ...
