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Wet weather both helps, hurts firefighting efforts

MARQUETTE — The wet weather over the past few days has significantly lowered fire activity at the various wildland fires across the Upper Peninsula. However, wet weather also creates difficult, hazardous conditions for the people fighting those fires, and rain alone will not put them out. ...

Today in History: October 15, #MeToo movement goes viral

Today in History: October 15, #MeToo movement goes viral By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2026. There are 77 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 15, 2017, actor and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that women who had been sexually harassed or ...

Daggett man pleads no contest to CSC charges

MENOMINEE COUNTY - A Daggett man who faced almost a dozen counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct alongside his fiancé has entered a plea. Travis Scott Thiry, 45, was initially charged with 11 felony counts of first-degree CSC involving a person under the age of 13; one felony count ...

St. Michael Altar Society to host annual Fall Bazaar Nov. 7

MARQUETTE — St. Michael Catholic Church’s Altar Society will host its annual Fall Bazaar from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. The event will feature a white elephant sale in Msgr. Dunleavy Hall, located at the corner of Hebard Court and Kaye Avenue. Shoppers can browse a variety of items, including crafts, baked goods, collectibles, children’s items, jewelry, books, holiday items and unique miscellaneous household goods. A homemade barley soup luncheon will also be served in the parish center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The meal includes soup, salad, dessert and a choice of coffee, ...