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Lane closure on M-123 for culvert repairs in Luce County

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NEWBERRY — The Michigan Department of Transportation has been making emergency repairs to the M-123 culvert over Auger Creek north of Newberry, Luce County, requiring a lane closure. Motorists should expect one lane of alternating traffic at the culvert with temporary traffic signals. The ...

Fire in Country Village

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ISHPEMING — A fire broke out in the Country Village in Ishpeming, but no significant damage was done, thanks to the fast reactions of Ishpeming emergency services. The fire took place in the Country Village Laundromat, just after 8 p.m. Tuesday. A local business owner in the Country Village ...

Marquette Regional History Center presents Holiday Open House

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MARQUETTE — At 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10, at the Marquette Regional History Center, readers are invited to wrap up the calendar year with a gathering of greetings. This year, join them for a reading by Bruce Closser of “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Known to most as the poem, “’Twas the Night ...

Eastern U.P. men face child sex charges

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SAULT STE. MARIE — A pair of eastern Upper Peninsula men have been arrested and arraigned on child-related sex charges. Both arrests came after investigations by the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Mason Lee Charles Harger-Laporte, 29 ...

Call for artwork – Winter Charm Exhibit

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MARQUETTE — A exhibit will be on view from Nov. 29–Jan. 31 at the 
Deo and Huron Mountain galleries, the Peter White Public Library and the Lake Superior Art Association invites the community to submit winter-themed artworks that capture the beauty, intensity and serenity of our Great ...

Gov. Whitmer pardons Thanksgiving turkey sisters Faygo and Vernors 

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MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week continued the Thanksgiving tradition of pardoning a turkey. This year, Whitmer pardoned two turkey sisters. The winning names, Faygo and Vernors, and were selected through a bracket-style competition on social media. These names were selected from ...