KEWEENAW COUNTY – At its regular April meeting, the Keweenaw County Board unanimously adopted a resolution in support of composting in recognition of upcoming International Compost Awareness Week. “The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners hereby declares the week of May 3, 2026 through ...

CHICAGO — After the release of a preliminary decision to move forward with a logging project in the Ottawa National Forest, members of a Chicago-based environmental advocacy group are arguing the U.S. Forest Service did not properly consider the project’s overall environmental impact. On ...

MARQUETTE — A memorial was held in Marquette Thursday night for Trenton Massey, the 21-year-old Northern Michigan University student who has been missing since February. The memorial involved the lowering of the NMU Wildcat flag to half-mast on NMU’s campus, with a service taking place ...

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will be in Pakistan today for talks with Iran, resuming negotiations after Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade ...

Editor’s note: This is the second 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 stop in ...

ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Area School District is seeking a renewal on its sinking fund millage in the upcoming May election. The millage will run for 10 years, from 2027 until 2036 and is a renewal of the current milage rate of 1.2750 mills ($1.2750 on each of $1,000 of taxable ...