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Where is Helen Dymond?

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MARQUETTE — Helen Dymond of National Mine went missing on June 28, 1981, vanishing without a trace. This is the case Northern Michigan University and the Michigan State Police are working on together; both hope the public can help as well. Holly Letson, granddaughter of Dymond, visited ...

Archaeology Fair on Oct. 18 in Marquette

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MARQUETTE — The Marquette Regional History Center will have its 13th-annual Archaeology Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the center, 145 W. Spring St. in Marquette. The center is joining hundreds of organizations around the world to celebrate International Archaeology Day. ...

Wisconsin DOJ asks to pause voter citizenship verification order

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Monday asked a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the next statewide election in February. The state ...

Celebrating Viking-style at Leif Erikson Festival in Norway

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NORWAY — Nearly 500 years before Columbus set sail, Viking explorer Leif Erikson landed on the shores of North America. The city of Norway will come together to celebrate that Norse adventurer Saturday with its 33nd-annual Leif Erikson Festival. The annual fall event, which runs from 8 ...

Negaunee wins MML’s 2025 Community Excellence Award

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NEGAUNEE — The city of Negaunee is the 2025 winner of the Michigan Municipal League’s Community Excellence Award. The Negaunee Downtown Enhancement Project marks the third community from the Upper Peninsula that has won the CEA, after the city of Ironwood in 2013 and the city of ...

Escanaba council approves plans for former Crispigna’s site

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ESCANABA – The Escanaba City Council has approved plans to establish Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District No. 29 and the OPRA exemption for Spaulding Real Estate LLC to rehabilitate what used to be Crispigna’s Restaurant into a cocktail lounge.  The move will allow Spaulding Real ...