MARQUETTE — The start of summer reading blasted off Saturday at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. Local youth gathered for performances by comedian and magician Cameron Zvara and to register for “A Universe of Stories,” the PWPL summer reading program. Children up to age ...
NEGAUNEE — Police have identified Patrick Earl Fisher as the suspect who was arrested in connection to the alleged armed robbery that took place at a pasty shop in Negaunee Tuesday. Fisher entered Irontown Pasties, located near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Teal Lake Avenue, around 9:48 ...
NEGAUNEE — A person who may be familiar to Negaunee Township residents has taken on a new role in municipal government. The township board recently hired Nick Leach, who formerly held the role of township zoning and planning administrator, to fill its newly created township manager ...
NEGAUNEE — The fundraising is done, and now Westwood High School junior Nick Mattson is ready to get to the important work of honoring Negaunee’s fallen veterans. Using a Patronicity website that’s supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corp., Mattson raised money for phase 1 ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Downtown Development Authority announced Sabrina Stanley’s poster “Berry Happy Puppy” is the winner of this year’s Blueberry Festival Poster Contest. Stanley, originally from Marquette, is 19 years old and attends Northern Michigan University, pursuing a ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated. Some log entries may be edited or omitted due to space ...
MARQUETTE — The 14th annual Great Lakes Rodeo takes place Friday through Sunday at the Marquette County Fairgrounds. In advance, tickets are $10 for adults per day or $20 for the weekend, and $5 for children or $10 for the weekend. At the gate, tickets are $12 for adults and $22 for the ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette Breakfast Rotary has been planning for an entire year for the club’s major fundraiser, the Land and Sea Benefit Dinner & Auction — commonly called the “Fishboil.” The 27th annual Fishboil will start at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Superior Theatre Yacht Yard ...
MARQUETTE — Marquette City Band’s “From Far Away Lands” concert is planned from 7:30-8:30 p.m. today at the Presque Isle Band Shell in Marquette. All members of the public are invited to come to the band’s first concert of summer 2019. In case of inclement weather, the concert ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The driver of a semi-tractor received non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday as the result of a single-vehicle rollover accident on M-69 near Swan Peterson Road in Dickinson County’s Breen Township. The 61-year-old Ironwood man was traveling eastbound on the highway around ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for the Community Calendar should be submitted in writing, including the phone number of a contact person, no later than one week before the event. Mail to The Mining Journal, Attention: Newsroom/Community Calendar, Box 430, Marquette, MI 49855; fax to 906-228-2617; ...
Dear Annie: My daughter was 14 weeks pregnant when the baby died. The nurse midwives, who were wonderful, sent her home to have the miscarriage and told her it could take up to two weeks to “be complete.” I was surprised and extremely saddened by how she was treated by her supervisor at ...
Land conservancy seeks volunteers MARQUETTE — Volunteer work days for the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month starting in June 20. The first one will be at the Vielmetti-Peters Reserve near the end of Brickyard Road in Marquette ...
LANSING (AP) — Michigan’s transportation department could be prohibited from doing work related to construction of a new bridge between Detroit and Canada under a spending bill advanced Wednesday by House Republicans, drawing criticism from opposing lawmakers who say Canada already ...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — General Motors says it will spend $150 million so it can make more heavy-duty pickup trucks at its Flint, Michigan, assembly plant. The money will improve the factory’s conveyor system and for other equipment to boost output. The factory builds heavy-duty Chevrolet ...
NEGAUNEE — After a heated public hearing Tuesday, the Negaunee Township Planning Commission delayed taking action on a request from Kona Ridge Mining LLC to expand operations at its gravel pit near the McClure Basin. After collecting feedback from dozens of residents and property owners ...
NEGAUNEE — One man is in custody after a reported armed robbery at Irontown Pasties Tuesday evening, according to the Negaunee City Police Department. The man, whose name was not released, was arrested on unrelated charges, according to the department’s press release. Police said his ...
MARQUETTE — UP Health System announced today that Jerry Dooley will join its team as interim CEO for UPHS-Marquette on June 19. A veteran health care leader, Dooley has been part of the Duke LifePoint and LifePoint Health teams for more than a decade, serving as interim CEO for hospitals ...
LANSING — A former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University did nothing to enforce examining-room restrictions imposed on him after a sexual misconduct complaint, a prosecutor said Tuesday, while the defense countered that William ...