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Cameron Elementary Time Capsule Opening
Local News
GLADSTONE — In 1976 a time capsule was buried by staff and students of Cameron Elementary in Gladstone to commemorate the completion of the school's construction and the country's bicentennial. It was unearthed in 2001, 25 years later. Items were added, and the capsule was then again buried, ...
Local graduate receives LSSU’s Outstanding Regional Center Student
Business News
ESCANABA – Lake Superior State University graduate Allyson Lancour of Rockford has been named the Lukenda School of Business Outstanding Regional Center Student. Lancour was recognized during the annual honors dinner for outstanding graduates held on May 1, the evening before commencement, in ...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer says she won’t run for president in 2028 then backtracks hours later
Regional News
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said Thursday she has "nothing to announce" about a possible 2028 presidential bid, stepping back from her comment hours earlier that she will not run for president after leaving office later this year. "You know, I ...
Marquette City Commission moves forward on e-bike issue
Regional News
MARQUETTE — At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Marquette City Commission, commissioners voted six-zero in favor of directing city staff to develop an ordinance or ordinances related to the use of e-bikes in the city. The proposed ordinance(s) would allow e-bike classes 1, 2 and 3 and ...
Parting of the pants
Local News
ESCANABA -- The young man from Escanaba who paddled the Great Loop in a canoe is auctioning off a pair of trousers he made during that historic journey and wore during the final month. Peter Frank completed the over 4,800-mile expedition in October after being away for close to 17 months. He ...