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ISHPEMING — “Early in the fall it was seen that the city had grown too large to be covered by a single company from one station, so three substations were established in different parts of the town, and provision made for a hose company to be stationed at each house. In as much as work on the buildings was delayed, there was no pressing necessity for the reorganization of the department as a whole to admit the new hose companies, but the recent disbanding of Company No. 1 precipitated this action, and Saturday evening last was the time appointed for effecting a reorganization to ...

Fungus cases still on the rise

By The Daily News ESCANABA — The number of people infected with blastomycosis who worked at or visited the Billerud paper mill in Escanaba continues to climb, but health officials say it is likely all were initially exposed to the fungus before the mill idled two weeks ago. A total of 109 cases of blastomycosis had been identified as of Friday, will all either being employees or contractors with Billerud or having visited the mill. Thirteen of the 109 cases required hospitalization and one person died due to the outbreak. Although the number of cases has increased by five over ...

In hues of blue:Cyanotype photography explored

By Maddie Pederson Marquette Regional History Center Special to the Journal The world of science and the world of art were coming together to build a foundation for the photography that we know and love today. In the early 1800’s, scientists and inventors were racing to discover ...

Signs of Spring? Winter storm causes power outages, cancellations

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Anyone who wondered about May flowers this month got their answer. Wet, heavy snow caused cancellations and power outages throughout the Upper Peninsula on Monday. Hundreds of people were without power in the city of Marquette ...

Chamber Chat: Yeah, the Chamber does that

There is a saying in the chamber of commerce world, “If you’ve seen one chamber, you’ve seen one chamber.” Meaning each chamber of commerce has similar attributes but each one serves their communities in different capacities depending on what the needs of those communities are. So, ...

Journal offices closing early

MARQUETTE — Due to the winter storm that's passing through the Upper Peninsula today, The Mining Journal closed its Marquette offices early, at 3 p.m. In addition, publication officials advise there may be delivery issues with Tuesday's edition of The Mining Journal, because of the weather.