ROCK – Bill VanEffen Piano Services has provided customers in the central and eastern Upper Peninsula with tuning and repair expertise since 1970. When VanEffen was attending Northern Michigan University, Manley Anderson, who owned Delta Music Center, now Jim’s Music in Escanaba, hired ...

WELLS — Wells Township this summer installed new playground equipment at the ToT-LoT play area within the village of Wells. The Wells Lions Club was heavily involved, providing 15 volunteers. Many nearby residents also volunteered their time; some even brought their own machinery to help ...

GWINN — To kick off their “Know Our Wild” lecture series, Forsyth Forward brought in Dr. Nathan Esplin to talk about wilderness rescue for the layperson. Esplin, a neurosurgeon with UPHS-Marquette, has a background in being a certified Wilderness First Responder. He’s taught for the ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — A 54-year-old Niagara, Wis., man was killed in motorcycle crash Saturday in Marinette County about one-fourth mile east of U.S. 141 in town of Niagara. Christopher Recla was northbound on Wishman Road when he lost control and crashed at about 5:49 p.m., Sheriff Randy Miller ...

HOUGHTON — The City of Houghton showed itself as a true melting pot of cultures during the 36th-annual Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival on Saturday. The celebration began with a parade down College and Shelden Avenues and ending at Dee Stadium for the festival. This year, 57 ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Exciting news for the Imagination Factory Community Center — a local family foundation has pledged to match up to $300,000 in donations made to the Capital Campaign through Dec. 1. “This doubles every dollar the community gives,” Community Center Director Barb Reisner ...