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Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I'm a 75-year-old widow who has lived in the same little Cape for 43 years. I still do my own shopping, I drive myself to church, and I host Sunday supper when my joints cooperate. I'm not fragile, but I am ... older. And lately, I feel like everyone is determined to treat me like ...

Marquette sculpture park vandalized

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MARQUETTE — Last Wednesday, Tom Lakenen of Lakenenland in Marquette, found his sculpture park had been vandalized. “There was fresh snow and a few fresh snowmobile tracks Wednesday morning, no other tracks,” said Lakenen. “Back at the lean-to by the snowmobile trail, a sculpture was ...

Want to go back in time?

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COPPER HARBOR — Three positions are available for seasonal employment this summer at Fort Wilkins State Park and Copper Harbor Lighthouse in Copper Harbor. These positions are not the run-of-the-mill summer jobs, however. “The positions are for costumed interpreters role playing as if it is ...

Two nabbed in drug bust

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HOUGHTON — Law enforcement officers arrested two men on a variety of drug-distribution charges. According to a press release from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET), for the last several months, detectives have been investigating two men that were believed to be ...

Meeting their needs

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KEWEENAW COUNTY – At its regular January meeting, the County Board of Commissioners approved the Sheriff’s Department's purchase of a Chevy Tahoe. If a 2025 Tahoe is still available, that would be preferred but if not, a 2026 Tahoe is allowed. In rural communities, larger vehicles, like the ...