This is National Workzone Awareness Week. Sadly, three people lost their lives while working to improve Michigan roads in 2021, including one from our area: Lawrence “Larry” Leonarduzzi, an Iron County Road Commission employee who died Jan. 13, 2021, after being struck and pinned by a ...

The numbers aren’t pretty, but they aren’t surprising, either. Michigan’s ALICE report was released this week, a focused version of the annual study of household financial stability in our state, and it showed 44% of children in a 10-county region of northwest Lower Michigan live in ...

Having mental health issues is nothing to be ashamed about, but it needs to be addressed. Everybody goes through struggles, but sometimes those struggles can appear to be overwhelming, with no way out. The Marquette area has faced several local young deaths in recent weeks, one of which was ...

This is National Workzone Awareness Week. Sadly, three people lost their lives while working to improve Michigan roads in 2021, including one from our area: Lawrence “Larry” Leonarduzzi, an Iron County Road Commission employee who died Jan. 13, 2021, after being struck and pinned by a ...

All across the country, the coronavirus pandemic threw into sharp relief the unbelievably important role hospitals and their doctors and nurses play in our local communities. But throughout the pandemic, we also learned the true definition of “essential worker,” understanding fully ...

It has been six weeks since Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. Horror stories about what the invaders have done to the people of Ukraine are almost unbearable. Millions of refugees have fled the country, with many more trying to get out of the battle zones while there is still ...