In a bid to capitalize on recent bipartisan pushes to regulate the state’s hemp industry, Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a bill to fully legalize marijuana. But the effort to create legal recreational and medical programs is all but sure to fail. Republicans, who control both chambers ...
LANSING — The weekend killing of a US citizen by Border Patrol agents in Minnesota has sparked renewed calls for reform nationally and in Michigan, primarily by Democrats frustrated by Republican President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigrant deportation tactics. Deportations surged in ...
30 years ago Ishpeming – A busted water main flooded Ishpeming on Saturday. Mother Nature’s frigid grip ruptured a 12 inch water main spreading 250,000 gallons over four downtown blocks. Public works crews in Ishpeming were expected to work until the early morning to repair the water main ...
The city of Marquette created the position of Harbor Master in 1872. Which position currently covers those duties? A) Mayor B) City Manager C) Police Chief D) Fire Chief Answer: C, the Police Chief handles the duties of Harbor Master
An article last year by the Marquette Regional History Center’s research librarian Beth Gruber looked at some of the projects undertaken in Marquette County by the Works Project Administration during the Great Depression. They included everything from building reservoirs and highways to ...