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Yooper wins lottery with scratch-off

Regional News

LANSING – A Mackinac County man’s ritual of buying a Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket before a road trip led to a huge payday when he won the game’s $2 million top prize! “Every time I go on a road trip with family or friends, I buy a Two Million Dollar Cashword ticket to scratch on ...

Pride Fest returns to Marquette June 13

Regional News

MARQUETTE — U.P. Rainbow Pride has announced that Pride Fest 2026 will take place from noon to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette, with the theme “Embrace Your Nature.” Each year, Pride Fest is given a different theme based on the winner of the ...

MDOC raises pay for new officers at five U.P. prisons

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LANSING – Five Upper Peninsula correctional facilities are offering an increased pay rate of approximately $10,000 per year for new corrections officer recruits as the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) seeks to address persistent staffing shortages. Under the department’s Safe ...

Lemmer introduces book vending machine

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m ESCANABA -- Students at Lemmer Elementary School are earning tokens for literature. The school, which has a present enrollment of 277 first- and second-graders, recently obtained a book vending machine, purchased with funds raised by the Parent Teacher Organization. The idea had been ...

Collision with SUV kills Niagara motorcyclist

Regional News

A 21-year-old Niagara, Wis., man was killed Thursday when the motorcycle he was operating collided with an SUV pulling a trailer on U.S. 2 near Baler Drive in Breitung Township, according to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the crash at 2:19 p.m. and a preliminary ...

Local author, educator launches Bible study series

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ESCANABA — Reading the entire Bible is a goal many start but not all finish. Christopher Hintsala decided to teach the entire Bible one chapter at a time on video for anyone in the world who wants to learn. Hintsala, an Escanaba native and published author, has launched Bible Chapter by ...