Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin in ...

Editors note: Beginning today the Daily Mining Gazette, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula papers, will run companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.'s role in building America. Compiled from Marquette Regional History Center articles Following the ...

LAURIUM – Laurium Police have apprehended three suspects related to a rash of vehicle break-ins in the village, said Police Chief Kurt Erkkila. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 1, several residents throughout the village reported property missing or out of place from their ...

LAURIUM — The Laurium Fire Department announced on Wednesday it has received its new Fire Equipment Vehicle from the Danko Emergency Equipment Company. This equipment vehicle was fully funded in April 2024 for $250,000 through the 2024 Michigan Treasury Department FDCVT grant. At the April, ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — Tribal Court Chief Judge Charles Palmer has been terminated following the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ board meeting Tuesday night. The decision came after the Board of Directors — 12 members and one chairperson — held a closed session. The board voted ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 25 regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. A statement from the USPS says an 8% increase was approved by the Governors ...