It may not be a whole lot of money but a fair number of Michigan households — 288,000 to be exact — are in line to receive an out-of-the-blue payment from the state government this month. The money, $22 per household, will be paid to those which received Home Heating Credits in 2018, ...

We are pleased to join the chorus of congratulations directed toward Mona Lang, who celebrated her retirement late last week with the Marquette Downtown Development Authority. She’s served more than 20 years as the MDDA director, officially leaving the post Sept. 30. As Lang hangs up her ...

There was positive news recently from the campus of Northern Michigan University. NMU continues to buck state and national trends by growing its overall enrollment, something most colleges and universities only dream of these days. According to the school’s all-important 10th day enrollment ...

Let’s put it this way: If you say there’s nothing to do on Saturday, you’re really missing out as the day is a jam-packed array of Yooper fun and charity. Here are just a few of the events: ≤ The Chocolay Area Festival, which will be from 10 a.m-4 p.m. at the Silver Creek ...

During a special meeting on Tuesday, the Ishpeming City Council voted unanimously to close the Ishpeming Senior Center, at 324 Pine St., due to safety concerns. “The council voted to comply with the orders of Marquette County Building official Paul Knox to close the senior center,” ...

Ask any of the remaining World War II generation how they feel about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, and we can all but guarantee you the response you’ll get will be an emotional one — nearly 78 years after the fact. With freedom on the line, everyone ...

With the number of serious health cases approaching 500 nationwide related to vaping, we believe Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is on the right track in banning flavored electronic cigarettes, accusing companies of using candy flavors and deceptive advertising to “hook children on ...

It’s been said that unexpected good news is always the best kind. After what surfaced late last week about the Eagle Mine, we’d tend to agree. Eagle officials announced that the life of the mine, which is an underground, high-grade nickel and copper mine located in Michigamme Township in ...

Welcome to our brand-new Weekend Edition, an expanded edition of The Mining Journal that will be published and distributed on Saturdays in place of the Sunday paper. After a lot of thought, discussion and work, we think you’re going to like it. The newspaper business is evolving, here and ...

As summer turns to fall, it is hard not to put the events of last season in the rear-view mirror. Long days at the beach, class reunions, weddings, they all seem to become a distant memory as the weather gets colder. But some can’t quite close the book on one summer event. As of today, 139 ...

Saturday’s U.P. Fall Beer Festival will be taking an already huge event to the next level, with over 100 breweries in attendance, offering around 650 unique Michigan-made beers at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. “The U.P. Fall Beer Festival provides a unique opportunity for people ...

To opt in or opt out? That is the question. The Marquette City Commission is expected to meet at 5:15 tonight in chambers for a work session to discuss recreational marijuana. The commission in February by a 4-2 vote passed an ordinance opting out of allowing commercial marijuana ...

We support the Michigan Department of Civil Rights Commission’s move last week when the panel sent the agency’s director packing. The commission voted 5-2 Tuesday night to fire Agustin Arbulu, following a controversy regarding remarks he had made that many found sexist and ...

Right now, our roads are crumbling as our state lawmakers do what politicians do best: continue to debate with no resolution in sight. But the problem is, there’s a deadline in sight, and it’s coming up pretty quickly. The Great Lakes State needs $2.5 billion to fix the roads, and at ...

A few of the women victimized by the late Jeffrey Epstein got their day in court on Tuesday, and some expressed frustration that they will never see him there. Epstein, the rich sexual abuser who committed suicide in jail earlier this summer, was to have been tried on various charges that he ...

Just when it seemed a grinch had spoiled a Christmas tradition in Ishpeming, the response of the community, some students and one former resident has helped to brighten the situation immeasurably. It started with a case of suspected arson which burned to the ground Santa’s Workshop in ...

At the Marquette Fourth of July parade earlier this summer, two men immediately jumped into action when disaster struck, and their courageous efforts did not go unnoticed. Justin Gustafson and Eric Johnson were honored with lifesaving awards presented by the Marquette City Commission Monday ...

It’s not too early to plan for cold weather. Yes, it’s only August, but it is the Upper Peninsula, so early planning probably is warranted. Volunteers in Marquette County will donate their time for the 10th annual Project Keep Kids Warm winter clothing drive. Every year, the project ...

The reality of the situation is inescapable. Summer’s almost over. Actually, for students in the Negaunee and Gwinn school districts, as well as at Northern Michigan University, summer ended when they went back to class this week. The weather in recent weeks has been glorious, leading ...

We join what we believe are literally millions of people who were absolutely appalled by comments made last week by a downstate city council candidate during a forum attended by local residents and media. Jean Cramer, who is running for a seat on the Marysville City Council, was asked if the ...