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A blighted property

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Marquette Township Board Wednesday voted to designate the Westwood Mall as a blighted property. The mall experienced a partial roof cave-in in late February due to snow accumulation. By designating the property as blighted, the board has opened up the property to ...

Letting the people speak

HOUGHTON — The Michigan Public Service Commission will make its way up to Michigan Technological University to hold a regular meeting at 11 a.m., Oct. 15 in the MUB Ballroom. The commission aims to give U.P. residents a chance to voice their concerns over the region’s energy needs — one ...

Candidate forum

MOHAWK — The Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC) will host a public candidates forum ahead of an election that will establish the first locally managed public community forest authority in Michigan history. The forum is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in ...

Serving the community

HOUGHTON — Copper Shores is inviting the community to come to their Child Advocacy Center for two sessions at 8:30-10 a.m. and 4:30-6 p.m., Monday in its office at Portage Plaza. Residents can meet staff members behind its Victim Support services and learn more about the scope of services ...

Missing girl found

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP -- A missing six-year-old girl was found safe by a multi-agency effort on Wednesday, along with some good old-fashioned luck. At approximately 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, the Forsyth Township Police Department and Emergency Services were dispatched to an area of Marquette County ...

HANCOCK — Hancock City Council held a closed session during its regular meeting Wednesday. However, some residents raised concerns about the session's legality and whether or not the council followed proper procedure to hold a nearly 40-minute portion of the meeting unaccessible to the ...