Save Our Pocket Park speaks at Michigamme Township board meeting
Members of the group Save Our Pocket Park in Michigamme gathered Monday evening to protest the park’s potential sale and to voice their opinion to…
Articles by Lily Simmons
NMU students host rally for Indigenous Peoples Day
Governor Whitmer has officially declared that the state of Michigan recognizes the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day. Monday morning students at Northern Michigan…
Upper Peninsula Regional Labor Federation rallies in Marquette to support UAW members on strike
MARQUETTE — Since mid–September, 46,000 United Auto Workers union members have been on strike against General Motors. Friday morning, a group of UAW members held a…
2019 MQT Local Food Fest taking place this weekend
MARQUETTE — The local food system in the Marquette area is an important part of bringing the community together. A celebration of all the food…
A group of Michigamme residents oppose potential sale of beloved Pocket Park
MICHIGAMME — The potential sale of a favorite spot among residents in Michigamme is in the focus of a dispute between the community and the…
Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center holds blood drive at Fox Negaunee
NEGAUNEE — A local car dealership hosted a blood drive from 3:00–5:00 this afternoon. The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center stopped at Fox Negaunee to…
State Senate passes bill to test use of a mixture of salt and beet juice to clear icy roads
LANSING — On Tuesday, the State Senate passed a bill that will require the Michigan Department of Transportation to test a new method of melting…
Governor Whitmer appoints several individuals from the Upper Peninsula to the Committee on Michigan’s Mining Future
UPPER PENINSULA — On Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointees to a new committee on mining. Many of those appointed are from the Upper…
Arrest made in two-car collision at US-2 and East Hughitt Street
IRON MOUNTAIN — On Sunday the Iron Mountain Fire Department and the Iron Mountain Police Department were dispatched to a two-car rollover accident on US-2…
UPAWS hosting Free Microchip Clinic sponsored by Fox Negaunee this weekend
NEGAUNEE — A local no–kill animal shelter is partnering with an area car dealership to give pet owners a free microchip clinic this weekend. The…