ESCANABA — Breanna (Winling) and Tim Kidd of Escanaba welcomed a daughter, Makenzie Elaine Kidd, born June 9, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Weight was 6 pounds, 11 ounces; length was 18.5 inches. She is the couple's first child. Grandparents are Mark and Tammy Winling of ...

ESCANABA — Lisa (Pischel) and Tyler Mercier of Wilson welcomed a son, Atlas Dane Mercier, born May 20, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Weight was 7 pounds, 15.7 ounces; length was 20 inches. Atlas joins two brothers, Luca and Porter. Grandparents are Mellissa and the late ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Regional History Center and City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center will have their 25th-annual Holiday Art Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the regional history center, 145 W. Spring St. in Marquette. This sale is the perfect way to start ...

ESCANABA — National Friends of Libraries Week promotes groups who support libraries across the country. Focusing on the third week in October each year, the observance provides the opportunity for groups to increase awareness about membership opportunities, their goals, projects and ...

FELCH TOWNSHIP — In the late 1970s, Dick Lindholm looked out at a hayfield on his Metropolitan Road property and saw a golf course. So he carved out fairways and greens, cutting the tall grass and weeds "as short as I could with a push mower." They buried coffee cans for holes, using long ...

MARQUETTE – In an unanimous decision by the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees, Christopher J. Olsen has been named as the newest president of NMU. He is set to start in the position Jan. 1. BOT Vice Chair Melissa Holmquist was the person who brought first the motion and was the ...