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Senate candidate Slotkin visits Marquette

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, wants to stop the polarization of politics, which is one of her goals as she seeks the seat of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, who is not seeking re-election in 2024. Slotkin is the U.S. representative for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, which includes downstate Livingston, Ingham, Clinton and Shiawassee counties as well as portions of Eaton, Oakland and Genesee counties. Slotkin called herself a “national security person by training” as a former CIA officer and Pentagon ...

Karl’s Korner: Karl’s 5-day forecast

The final month of meteorological summer begins early next week. So far, summer 2023 is a split temperature-wise. June ended a degree above average, while July will probably come in over a degree below the long-term normal. An unknown philosopher wrote that “August is like the Sunday of ...

21st Buzz the Gut scheduled

ISHPEMING — The 21st annual Buzz the Gut is approaching. Buzz the Gut will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Cliffs Shaft Museum in Ishpeming. At 7 p.m., the parade will begin. After, dancing will be held at the Ishpeming Elks at 8 p.m. with music played by Swampberry Moonshine. The event is open to the public with free admission. For more information, visit facebook.com/buzzthegut72.

New state law allows alcohol at university sports venues

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A new state law allows alcoholic drinks to be sold at college sporting events in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday allowing liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities, including Michigan State in East Lansing and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “Authorizing the legal sale of alcohol at sporting events will bring us on equal footing with other universities, help reduce the likelihood of binge drinking before games, and bring in a heck of a lot more revenue that we can use to improve the student ...

First-gen iPhone sells at auction for $190K

(AP) A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007. LCG Auctions, which hosted Sunday’s sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same ...

Decades-old radio station fights to survive

By Journal Staff ONTONAGON— WOAS, a student-run radio station in Ontonagon, was nearly eliminated from the map entirely until its community fought back to defend it. Ontonagon High School’s WOAS has had its frequency, 88.5 FM, since 1978. Manager Ken Raisanen relayed to the Detroit Free Press that a large company had bought their frequency right out from under their noses. WOAS, with just 10 watts of broadcasting power, was no match for WHWL 95.7 FM, which has 100 kilowatts of strength. It boardcast across the entire Upper Peninsula as well as parts of Canada and the tip of ...