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NMU commemorates Orange Shirt Day

MARQUETTE — Wednesday was Orange Shirt Day, also called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Sept. 30 is a day set aside to commemorate Indigenous children who were taken from their families and forced to attend U.S. and Canadian government-funded residential and boarding ...

Stabbing in Marquette County

MARQUETTE COUNTY — A suspect has been arrested following a stabbing in Marquette County Friday evening. According to a press release from the Michigan State Police (MSP) the victim, who suffered serious injuries, is reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital. According to the ...

Fundraiser raises support for local cancer patients

BARK RIVER — The Delta County Cancer Alliance, along with the Church Brewery in Bark River, hosted a Brews for Boobs fundraising event on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. This was the first of what organizers hope will become an annual event to raise awareness of breast cancer and fundraise for the DCCA’s local endeavors. The event included multiple 50/50 raffles and prize basket raffles; a bake sale; and event shirt sales, the total proceeds of which have gone directly toward the DCCA and its support of local breast cancer patients. Partial proceeds from bar sales were also donated to ...

Norway’s Leif Erikson Festival a chance to celebrate Viking style

NORWAY — Vikings will once again take over downtown Norway as the city celebrates the legendary Norse explorer Leif Erikson on Saturday, Oct. 10. The 34th-annual Leif Erikson Festival will bring together the community and visitors for a mix of Scandinavian food, entertainment, history and ...

Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower. Once a week, he gets there by strapping a propeller to his back and taking to the skies of Colorado. Before his commute, the 28-year-old air traffic controller lays out a large wing on the road outside his apartment complex, fires up the motor and starts running. Within seconds, his feet leave the ground. For the next 20 minutes, Hutzler flies at a leisurely 35 mph (56 kph) above the expansive fields around Pueblo, a city near the Front Range mountains. He soars over a highway, a water ...