Category Archives: News

Peters Demands Answers On Iron Mountain Mail Processing Changes...Again
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is pressing the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide answers about planned changes to i...
Jack Hall Mar 19, 2024

Upper Peninsula Man Wins $500,000 On Michigan Lottery Instant Ticket
Winning a $500,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery's $500,000 Cash Multiplier instant game nearly brought a Chippewa County man to tears. The lucky 59-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2024

UPDATE: Victim Of Weekend Car Crash, Fire Identified In Marquette County
The Marquette County Sheriff's Department says a 23-year-old Marquette Township man was the victim of a deadly car fire that happened over the weekend. According to a Monday press release, Alex Duquet...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2024

Upper Peninsula Salvation Army Chapters Need Food, Monetary Donations
The Salvation Army of Marquette County is need of non-perishable food or monetary donations due to a shortage in their pantry supply. Multiple factors affect the stock of food available to their clien...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2024

Downstate Man Indicted On Wire Fraud Charges Over Logging Operations
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Trent William Witteveen, 39, of Montague, Michigan, with wire f...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2024

Wisconsin Man Convicted Of Sex Crimes Against Iron Mountain Teenager
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Todd Stafford, 59, of Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin, was convicted of three counts relating to sexual predation of a mi...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2024

Detroit Red Wings Alumni Coming Back To Face U.P. Hockey Players
United Way of Marquette County is bringing back the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Hockey Night on Friday, September 13th at the Berry Events Center. The Detroit Red Wings Alumni team will face off against ...
Jack Hall Mar 15, 2024

McBroom Bill To Make Governor, Legislature Subject To FOIA Passes Committee
Bills sponsored by Sen. Ed McBroom and Sen. Jeremy Moss to help bring greater transparency to state government were favorably reported by the Senate Oversight Committee on Wednesday. The bipartisan le...
Jack Hall Mar 14, 2024

U.P. Congressman Unhappy With Biden Budget; Says It Cuts Funding For Soo Locks
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman issued the following statement after President Joe Biden released his $7.3 trillion ($7,300,000,000,000) budget which cuts essential funding for the new Soo Lo...
Jack Hall Mar 13, 2024

NMU's Bur Named To Superior Health Foundation Board Of Directors
The Superior Health Foundation has elected Elise Bur of Marquette to its board of directors. Bur brings to the SHF board of directors a vast background in health care and issues relative to improving ...
Jack Hall Mar 13, 2024

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