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Escanaba's 'Landfill Road' Closing For Repairs On Friday, saturday
Beginning Friday August 05th at 6:00am: 19th Avenue North (aka: Landfill Road) will be closed to all traffic while railroad crews replace both track crossings. This construction is anticipated to last...
Jack Hall Aug 01, 2022

League Of Women Voters Has Election Information On 'Vote411' Site
Ahead of the August 2nd Primary Elections, the League of Women Voters of Marquette County offers the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org. This "one-stop shop" for election information provides M...
Jack Hall Aug 01, 2022

Remote Baraga County Camping Area To Become Reservation-Only
All 22 designated backcountry campsites within Craig Lake State Park will transition to reservation-only sites beginning with the 2023 camping season to help combat park natural resource degradation a...
Jack Hall Aug 01, 2022

New Traffic Pattern Starts Tuesday On US-41 Marquette Project
Starting Tuesday, Aug. 2, traffic will be reconfigured at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) rebuilding project on US-41/M-28 from the Front Street roundabout to Furnace Street in Marque...
Jack Hall Aug 01, 2022

Power Ball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold In Northeast Wisconsin
As the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to record-setting levels last week, a lucky Wisconsin player won $1,000,000 in the Friday, July 29, 2022, drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Lighthouse C...
Jack Hall Aug 01, 2022

Marquette's South Beach Bacteria Levels Fall; Beach Open
Water samples taken July 30, 2022 show that bacteria levels have returned to safe swimming levels at South Beach in Marquette, MI. The beach is open to swimming once again. The City of Marquette, as a...
Jack Hall Jul 31, 2022

Bridge Maintenance To Close M-94 In Manistique Monday
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin bridge maintenance work on Monday, Aug. 1, requiring lane closures on three bridges over the Manistique and Indian rivers. The work will req...
Jack Hall Jul 31, 2022

Hiawatha Taking Public Comment On Grand Island Project
The Munising Ranger District of the Hiawatha National Forest is seeking public comment on the Grand Island Habitat Restoration Project, located on the Grand Island National Recreation Area, approximat...
Jack Hall Jul 31, 2022

Teenage Boy Drowns On Forest Lake Basin Near AuTrain
On 07-29-22 at approximately 12:25pm, a 911 call was received at the Alger County Sheriff's Office reporting that an unoccupied boat was located on the western shoreline of the Forest Lake Basin in Au...
Jack Hall Jul 30, 2022

Mackinac Bridge Escort Waiting Area Changes Monday
Due to a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) project on I-75 in Mackinaw City, the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is moving its escort staging area to the Mackinaw City Welcome Center for ab...
Jack Hall Jul 29, 2022

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