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Superiorland Yesterdays

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30 years ago ISHPEMING — The Republic-Michigamme and Negaunee school boards may be willing to join talks with the two other West End school districts, but only if discussion is about shared classes and services, not consolidation, officials said today. The Ishpeming-NICE Consolidation ...

Labor Day celebration set for Monday in Escanaba

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By SOPHIE VOGELMANN Escanaba Daily Press ESCANABA – The route will be different but the parade will go on for the fifth annual Labor Day celebration on Monday in downtown Escanaba. Due to the construction on Ludington Street to where it meets Lakeshore Drive, the parade will start on ...

Today in History: 1963, MLK delivers ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

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Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2025. There are 125 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech before an estimated 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln ...

Missing Marquette woman subject of search

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MARQUETTE — The Marquette Police Department requests help from the public in locating Eileen Mandel, who has been missing from her home in the city of Marquette since Sunday at approximately 5:30 p.m. Mandel has made concerning statements to family in the past and may currently be in an ...

Today in History: Aug. 27, catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

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By The Associated Press undefined Today is Wednesday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2025. There are 126 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions. The explosions (which could be heard 3,000 miles away) ...