42nd-annual Hiawatha Music Festival canceled
MARQUETTE — One of the premier music festivals in the area has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Hiawatha Music Festival, which was…
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Rotary Club of Marquette donates $2k to Room at the Inn
MARQUETTE — Despite resources in the area being stretched thin, one organization has made a sizable donation to a charitable cause. The Rotary Club of…
Trails might close if CDC guidelines aren’t followed, warns area trail organizations
MARQUETTE COUNTY — Local trail organizations are warning trail visitors to abide by CDC guidelines, out of fear that trail networks in the area could…
Quarantine leading to increase in alcohol consumption
MARQUETTE — With millions of people staying home in quarantine, heavy drinking is becoming more frequent. While many industries are seeing a decline in revenue…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer explains importance of essential employees
MARQUETTE COUNTY — COVID-19 has been impacting the communities in the State of Michigan and continues to get worse. On April 2nd, Governor Gretchen Whitmer…
Dickinson County Healthcare System COVID-19 patient dies
DICKINSON COUNTY — The Dickinson County Healthcare System is reporting that a patient who returned a presumptive positive COVID-19 test result has died as a…
Whitmer ends school year with executive order
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-35, which orders all K-12 school buildings to close for the remainder of the school…
Ontonagon area small businesses may apply for assistance to survive crisis
ONTONAGON — Small businesses in the Ontonagon area effected by the COVID-19 shutdown can now apply for assistance. Rich Ernest, Chair of the Village DDA,…
Potential COVID-19 exposure sites identified by Western UP Health Department
IRONWOOD – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) has identified sites that were visited by an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. Local residents…
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department reports first death from COVID-19
GOGEBIC COUNTY –The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department received information of the first Upper Michigan death attributed to COVID-19. The individual was an elderly male…