MARINETTE, WI — A 2021 overdose death in Niagara, Wis., has resulted in an 18-year prison sentence for one of five codefendants in the case, according to Marinette County District Attorney DeShea D. Morrow. The other four codefendants in the case were previously sentenced for their ...

HOUGHTON — Just in time for Earth Day, Houghton Elementary School has been awarded Evergreen Green School Certification, the highest level of the Michigan Green Schools program administered by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). Houghton Elementary is the ...

HANCOCK — Hancock City Council, City of Hancock Planning Commission and the Downtown Development Authority met under one roof for a joint meeting Wednesday at HoCo Arena. The meeting saw city officials from those sectors of local government listen to discussions and presentations from City ...

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Power Company reminds customers and the public that winter weather patterns can – and often do – produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow and ice that can affect the region’s electrical grid. The National Weather Service has issued winter ...

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ESCANABA – At Alger Correctional Facility in Munising, a unique partnership with the Delta Animal Shelter in Escanaba is transforming lives on both ends of the leash through the Dawgz Adapt program. In the five plus years of the Dawgz Adapt program, incarcerated people at the facility have ...