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On March 18, 2021, a joint sting operation was conducted by members of Marquette County Law Enforcement in collaboration with the Genesee County Sheriff's Office. The focus of the sting was to identif...

House Bill 4346, sponsored by state Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette), passed with overwhelming support in the House today. The bill would establish an insulin copay cap of $50 for a 30 day supply. "Th...

Registrations are open now for a workshop to help people with diabetes or pre=diabetes. They're being run in a Zoom format through the Michigan State University Extension. Could you have prediabetes? ...

The first two phases of the Susan Reyes Schumacher Memorial Fundraising Art Sale were a great success, raising more than $2,500 for local non-profits to help cancer patients in Marquette County. The f...

Michigan DNR firefighters this spring will resume doing prescribed burns - the carefully considered use of fire to improve wildlife habitat, get rid of invasive plant species that can crowd out native...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reported 3,579 new coronavirus cases and eight new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them to prev...

Nesting boxes for peregrine falcons on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge have been removed this spring due to the need for bridge repairs. Peregrine falcons have been nesting on the bridge since 2013, afte...

The Marquette County Health Department said Tuesday that there is a "strong possibility" that the county is entering an "new and accelerated" wave of COVID-19 infections. The department says it can co...

Michigan youth who are under state care and supervision in child-caring institutions and juvenile justice facilities will be safer because of the work of a diverse group of child welfare stakeholders ...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the recently released 10-year strategic plan from Postmaster ...