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Negaunee City Band to play first summer concert

NEGAUNEE — Negaunee City Band plays the first of nine free summer concerts on Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the Performing Arts Center at the east end of Iron Street. Some seating is available, but attendees may wish to bring their own chairs. Director Lucas Wickstrom has chosen to open the concert with “Michigan on Parade” by K. L. King, one of America’s most well-known march music bandmasters and composers. Also on the program is “Bravura,” one of the best circus marches ever, which the Negaunee City Band often plays while on parade. “Out of This World,” a medley of ...

UPDATE: Juveniles identified in Culver’s ‘alleged threats’ matter

MARQUETTE — Four juveniles have been identified in connection to alleged threats made Sunday against the Culver’s restaurant in Marquette Township. The four, who have not been identified publicly, apparently made the threats via telephone calls to the restaurant, Michigan State Police from the Negaunee Township post said. The preliminary investigation … indicates that the incident was reportedly an attempt at a prank call, with no intention to cause any physical harm. Currently, there is not any known danger to the public. “The MSP takes all reported threats seriously and ...

US soccer tries to get back form a year before hosting World Cup

One year from hosting the World Cup for the first time since 1994, the U.S. team is struggling to right itself on the field and regain the confidence of a distressed fan base. Shaken by flops at the Copa America and the CONCACAF Nations League, the U.S. plays Turkey on Saturday at East ...

Berg program manager of LBFE

MARQUETTE — Danielle Berg has been named as the new program manager of the Little Brothers — Friends of the Elderly's Marquette branch office, succeeding Leslie Bek. She moves up from her role working alongside Bek for more than two years as program coordinator. “l am grateful for ...

Swiatek, Sabalenka stay perfect at French Open

PARIS — Defending champion Iga Swiatek joined No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open on Friday and neither player has dropped a set. Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam winner who has only once reached the semifinals at Roland-Garros, beat Olga Danilovic 6-2, ...

Air quality advisory issued for western U.P. today

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air quality advisory for elevated levels of fine particulates in the western half of the Upper Peninsula for Friday. The advisory includes the counties of Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee and Ontonagon. Pollutants within those areas are expected to be in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range. The National Weather Service reports that a cold front moving down from Ontario early Friday morning will bring wildfire smoke plumes from fires in the provinces of Manitoba ...