Today in History: September 16, the Land Run of 1883 By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2026. There are 106 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 16, 1893, the largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers ...
ISHPEMING — The Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Cliff’s Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid St., in Ishpeming. Scott Markert, one of the founders of the Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club (along with his parents, Bob and Marian Markert) will present: “Mystery Minerals Collected.” Markert will present a variety of odd, unique, weird, rare and irresistible specimens, rocks and minerals that he and his family collected over the last century (and beyond). He will talk about the specimen itself, where it was collected (if known), its history ...
ROCK RIVER TOWNSHIP — Rock River Township has recently been receiving state-wide attention for a proposal to repeal its zoning ordinance. A nearly 5-hour-long meeting of the Rock River Township Planning Commission ended Monday night with the commission voting to recommend that the Rock River Board of Trustees send the issue to the township’s voters as a ballot measure. The Board of Trustees was set to Tuesday night. Well over 50 people packed the Rock River Township Hall, in a township with a population of approximately 1,200. The meeting’s original agenda, which included votes on ...
MARQUETTE — The Law Enforcement Torch Run made its way through the Marquette area on Tuesday morning. “The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the single largest grassroots fundraising effort for Special Olympics International,” reads the Special Olympics of Michigan website. “The two main ...
QUESTIO0N: What did the Q stand for in Peter Q. White? a. Quinn b. Quincy c. Quintard d. Quintus ANSWER: C, Mary Quintard was the maiden name of Peter White’s paternal grandmother.
MARQUETTE — A man wanted in connection to a domestic assault that occurred earlier this summer in the west end is being sought by the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office. Tyler Paquette, 35, is named in a felony warrant issued by the 96th District Court of Marquette County for charges ...
