Category Archives: News

M-DOT Stresses Work Zone Safety After Deaths
In the wake of two road worker deaths in the past month, State Transportation Director Paul C. Ajegba wants to remind drivers of the importance of work zone safety. - On Wednesday, Kevin White, a main...
Jack Hall Oct 26, 2019 Photos of the Clare Welcome Center Employee Memorial for NWZAW event.

Marquette's VAST Insurance Agency Adds Staff members
VAST recently added three team members to their agency. Adam Ely, a native of Marquette, has joined the Commercial Insurance Team as an Account Manager. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from...
Jack Hall Oct 26, 2019

Marquette's Nyquist Honored With Evergreen Award
At the annual luncheon on October 21, The Evergreen Award of Marquette County honored Cindy Nyquist, RN, as its newest recipient. During the announcement Luci Contois, Evergreen Committee Chair, state...
Jack Hall Oct 26, 2019

Michigan AG Opposes Clean Water Act Changes
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 22 other Attorneys General this week filed a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule which would unlawfully cur...
Jack Hall Oct 26, 2019

Escanaba Man Graduates From Air Force Basic Training
U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Mitchell Glidewell graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, ...
Jack Hall Oct 26, 2019

Governor Takes Vaping Case To Supreme Court
In response to last week's Court of Claims order blocking the Department of Health and Human Services' emergency rules banning flavored nicotine vaping products, Governor Gretchen Whitmer today filed ...
Jack Hall Oct 25, 2019

Marquette Businesses Welcoming Trick-or-Treaters Saturday
Downtown Marquette businesses will once again be providing a fun opportunity for children to trick or treat. On Saturday, October 26, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., families can bring little ghosts and goblin...
Jack Hall Oct 25, 2019

Marquette Veterinary Clinic Celebrates New Facility
The Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP) recently assisted Marquette Veterinary Clinic with a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate their move to a new facility. Marquette Veterinary Clinic, esta...
Jack Hall Oct 25, 2019

Sault Celebrates Halloween With Parade, Trick-or-Treating
On Friday October 25, from 5pm-8pm, Downtown Sault Ste. Marie Main Street will host its annual Halloween SpookTacular. Festivities kick off with safe trick or treating along Ashmun Street and Portage ...
Jack Hall Oct 25, 2019

State's New Mining Committee Holds First Meeting
The Committee on Michigan's Mining Future marked its first informal meeting in Lansing on Wednesday, Oct. 23, with a ceremonial photograph with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquett...
Jack Hall Oct 24, 2019

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