Spooky season upcoming
It's not yet October, but fall has sprung, and local residents are getting into the spirit.
Nessel seeks to cut UPPCO rate hike by 42%
MARQUETTE -- State Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking state regulators to sharply reduce a proposed Upper Peninsula Power Co. electric rate increase, arguing the utility should receive no more than $9.9 million of the $17.3 million it wants. Nessel filed testimony with the Michigan Public ...
Communities that Care awarded federal grant
MENOMINEE — The Communities that Care Coalition of Marinette and Menominee Counties, under the Menominee County Intermediate School District Prevention Services, has been selected to receive a $125,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. This award marks the coalition's sixth year of DFC funding, after experiencing a lapse in funding last fiscal year after ONDCP required a recompete of all awards to ensure applicant compliance with the administration's executive orders and priorities. This award ...
Marquette County GOP chairman resigns over social media posts
MARQUETTE — Jackson Karki, the 19-year-old chairman of the Marquette County Republican Party, has resigned after a series of posts on social media venting frustration about the atmosphere for the GOP going into the midterms. On his Red Lion Politics page on X, formerly Twitter, Karki posted ...
Longtime Delta County clerk prepares to retire
ESCANABA — After 26 years in office, 785 Delta County Board meetings and more than 50 elections, Nancy Przewrocki is preparing to retire as the longest-serving county clerk and register of deeds in Delta County history. Przewrocki made history as the first woman elected to the position, ...
New details emerge after Daggett mother’s sentencing
MENOMINEE — New details have emerged in the case of a Daggett mother who was sentenced after pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13. The Daily Press reported Rocquel Anne Irving’s sentencing on Sept. 9. On Thursday, Menominee County ...