HOUGHTON — Former Congressman Philip Edward Ruppe died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 99. He represented Michigan's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for six consecutive terms, serving from Jan. 3, 1967, to Jan. 3, 1979. Ruppe’s roots in ...
HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council and the Hancock Schools Board of Education will meet in a special joint session at noon today at the High School. There is only one agenda item which is consideration of Resolution 26-15 which would establish a District Library pursuant to 1989 PA 25 and to approve the District Library Agreement. There will be an opportunity for the public to address the two entities prior to any discussion and action. The Daily Mining Gazette will attend the meeting and expect to have coverage in Saturday's edition.
OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP — A man and a womnn from South Carolina died when the motorcycles they were driving were struck by an SUV Wednesday. According to a release from the Michigan State Police (MSP), troopers were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to US 41 near Golf Course Road in Oseola ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please inform and educate us, especially pregnant women, about the effects of cytomegalovirus (CMV)? This is the No. 1 reason why children are born deaf to parents that aren't deaf. My niece was pregnant and evidently caught a bad cold, but it was CMV. She remembers ...
Dear Annie: My sister, who is also my roommate, started a new job that is keeping her super busy. She doesn't come home from the office before 10 p.m. most nights, and she's gone again early in the morning. Her last job was remote, as is mine, so I'm used to having her around all the time. Now ...
MARQUETTE — A pair of Marquette residents have been arrested on child abuse charges, after their four-month-old daughter had to be flown to a hospital in Wisconsin for emergency treatment. According to the Marquette Police Department, which is the investigative agency in the case, ...
