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Baraga County shelter home receives $223,807 infrastructure grant award

L'ANSE — The Baraga County Shelter Home has announced that the domestic violence organization has been awarded a major grant to improve its emergency shelter facilities. BCSH has been operating the shelter home in L’Anse since 1984 as a safe space for women and their children fleeing ...

GasBuddy forecasts most expensive summer at the pump in years

MARQUETTE – GasBuddy has released its 2026 Summer Travel Survey results and forecast, revealing that American road trip culture is showing resilience even as gas prices surge to levels not seen in years. GasBuddy forecasts the national average will reach $4.48 per gallon on Memorial Day, up ...

Biosolids spill noted

MARQUETTE — A contractor hauling treated dewatered biosolids used as a soil amendment out to a field in Little Lake had a spill just outside the treatment plant on U.S. 41 Thursday morning, Mark O'Neill, director of Municipal Utilities, reported. In a written statement, O'Neill said the ...

MDOT seeking public comment on proposed M-28 safety improvements in Au Train

AU TRAIN - The Michigan Department of Transportation invites the public to comment on the planned 2027 safety project on M-28 at Au Train Forest Lake Road in Au Train in Alger County. MDOT plans to widen the existing roadway to add a center left-turn lane at the intersection and improve ...

Negaunee VFW Memorial Day events set

NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee VFW 3165, located at 208 Gold St. Negaunee, is inviting the public to its annual Memorial Day Parade, Memorial Services and open house on Monday, May 25. A parade will start promptly at 10 a.m. at the corner of Iron and Gold streets, continuing east to Pioneer Avenue ...

Marquette Public Art Commission activities noted

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Public Art Commission has moved all remaining 2026 meetings to city commission chambers at Marquette City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Ave. Meetings will still be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. 2026 remaining meeting dates: • Special meeting: May ...