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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Extended forecast: Wednesday, a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night, a 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Thursday, a 30 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a ...

No paper on Monday

The Mining Journal will not publish on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. The newspaper will resume a normal publishing schedule on Tuesday, May 27.

Run like the wind: Sentinels dominate at Esky regional

ESCANABA — Marquette swept to both victories at a Division 1 regional meet in MHSAA Upper Peninsula high school track and field held in Escanaba on Friday. Manistique also qualified athletes for the U.P. Finals scheduled for Kingsford on Saturday, May 31. The top four finishers in both ...

To Your Good Health: Learning the available options for dealing with a kidney stone

DEAR DR. ROACH: I just found out that I have a kidney stone. I'm 77 years old, and I don't want to deal with it. I've heard of potassium citrate and pulverizing it with sound waves. Are these options? -- J.M. ANSWER: When a person gets a kidney stone, the goals are to manage any symptoms, ...

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Repair of the Misery River Bridge complete

TWIN LAKES – Volunteers from the Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment and the Superior Snowmobile Club banded together recently to complete initial repairs on a section of the Bill Nicholls trail spanning Misery River which had been recently damaged due to ...