Marquette Regional History Center – History Quiz
QUESTION: When was the first airplane flight in Marquette? a. 1912 b. 1917 c. 1921 d. 1925 Answer: a - Shipped by train for the county fair in 1912, the plane crashed during its first flight.
LSCP Perspectives: Economic Development Never Sleeps
It’s a busy time of year for all of us. From shopping and baking cookies to attending holiday parties and hustling to reach those year-end goals at work, economic development is likely the last thing on many peoples’ minds right now. But the good news is that the LSCP and our partners are ...
All about Town with Mary Jayne
In the photo at left: This is perhaps 15 or so years ago when the Munising Senior Center was very active and our project that year was a cookie sale. A fairly large amount of cookies were sold for perhaps $20 and you yourself could skip the cookie baking. It was fun and quite successful. ...
Workers at GM joint venture battery plant vote to join UAW
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery factory in Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers union. About 900 workers at the new plant near Warren, Ohio, are the first to decide on union representation at a battery plant. The National Labor Relations Board said Friday that workers voted 710 to 16 for the UAW, a decision that is crucial to the future of the 372,000-member union. As batteries replace gas-powered engines, employees at GM engine and transmission factories will need places to work as their products are gradually phased out ...
Trial ordered for 5 men in Whitmer kidnap plot
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, — Five men were turned over for trial Wednesday on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michael Null, William Null, Eric Molitor and Shawn Fix, all from Michigan, are accused of providing material support for terrorist acts as well as a gun crime. Brian Higgins of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, was charged with providing material support for terrorist acts. District Judge Michael Stepka ruled that evidence presented in a preliminary hearing justified a trial in Antrim County, where Whitmer’s Elk ...
ICC chief opposes U.N. -backed Ukraine tribunal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine, saying his court was capable of effectively dealing with war crimes committed ...