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Spanning generations

NORWAY — Before Kay Steinbrecher purchased Norway Granite and Marble Works in 1986, the business had operated for a number of years at the same site. Her granddaughter, Haley Steinbrecher, joined the company about four years ago and plans to take over when Kay eventually retires. Haley went ...

Assault, explosives possession in Marquette

MARQUETTE -- at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Friday, the Marquette Police Department responded to a 911 open line where an altercation could be heard by the dispatcher. Upon arrival contact was made with the parties involved. During the investigation it was learned that an assault had occurred and the suspect had also been in possession of a device that was reported to a pipe bomb. The device was located outside the residence and the area was cordoned off. Contact was made with the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad who traveled from Grayling to assess the device. At the time the news ...

State may approve wolf hunt

LANSING - Pending legislation would allow gray wolf hunting and trapping if the federal government takes the animals off the Endangered Species List. The possibility raises concerns among environmentalists that removing wolves from federal protection could set the species back and destabilize ...

Festival of Nations

HOUGHTON —Community members, visitors and Michigan Tech students gathered at Houghton Waterfront Pier and Dee Stadium Saturday for the 37th Festival of Nations and Multicultural Food Festival. While it is the first year under the rebranded title, students and residents learned more about ...

KBOCC Awarded $300,000 grant

L’ANSE — Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) is one of six colleges in Michigan to receive a two-year grant supporting strategies that address barriers to education for adult students, administrators announced Friday. The funding is provided by the Michigan Department of ...

More info needed

ESCANABA TOWNSHIP — The Escanaba Township board last week went back and forth with a representative from Detroit-based diversified energy company DTE on the question of whether and how the township would be willing to work with the company to bring a solar project to the Central Upper ...