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Negaunee’s ‘Safe Routes to School Project’ to kick off this week
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) - A project aimed at creating a safe route to school for Negaunee kids is expected to start this week. Back in 2020, the city of Negaunee and the Negaunee Public School District partnered with the Michigan State University School of Planning, Design and Construction to develop a Safe Routes to School study, according to a Wednesday morning press release from the city.
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Upper Michigan educators react to FY ‘26-27 state budget
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Upper Michigan educators are reacting to the new state budget. After an all-night session late last week, lawmakers passed an $85 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. The budget includes an additional $10 billion in contingency funds and unallocated federal funds. K-12 and higher education are...
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Hematites celebrated at annual Halls of Excellence ceremony
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WZMQ) – Ishpeming Public Schools honored some of its finest this evening at the 2026 ‘Halls of Excellence’ induction ceremony. Hundreds of community members packed the W.C. Peterson Auditorium at Ishpeming High School to celebrate ten inductees, including individuals spanning generations. The honorees were recognized for their lasting contributions to the school and the broader Ishpeming community.
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NMU to discontinue Greco-Roman wrestling program in 2027
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Northern Michigan University Athletics is discontinuing the National Training Site program for Greco-Roman wrestling, effective June 30, 2027, TV6 confirmed Saturday. Athletes were made aware via email Friday morning. “As the higher education landscape continues to evolve and institutions navigate increasing resource constraints, we have determined...
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Menominee Jr. High track team extends relay streak
ISHPEMING — The streak continues for the Menominee Junior High School track and field team. On May 28, Menominee competed at the MHSAA Zone 8 Regional championships and both the boys and girls 400-meter relay teams brought home Regional trophies after topping the field in their respective races. Menominee’s pair of Regional titles extended the Maroons’ 4x100 relay winning streak to 19 years in which either the boys, girls, or both relay teams won the event in every meet. Audrey Hofer, Daly Butler, Violet Schuettpelz and Piper Chapman broke their own school record after burning up the asphalt in 53.63 seconds. Meanwhile, the boys’ contingent of Owen Nemetz, Jenssen Roberts, Karter Connaher and Asher Wilke finished their race with a season-best time of 49.74. Butler and Wilke also captured a pair of individual Regional titles. Butler shattered her own school record in the long jump with a first-place leap measuring 16 feet, six inches. Butler’s jump was the seventh-best in the state of Michigan. Butler rounded out her day with a fourth-place finish of 1:06.11 in the 400m dash. Wilke gave Menominee a clean sweep of the long jump after winning the boys’ competition with a personal-best bound of 18’
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Two Local Teenagers Get Scholarships From Billerud Corp.
Billerud is continuing its commitment to developing the next generation of skilled. trades professionals through its Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Scholarship Program, welcoming two new participants for 2026: CJ Morgan of Norway High School and Christian Anderson of Niagara High School. Morgan and Anderson were recently recognized during a special...
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Negaunee high school students win national awards in the arts
Undated - Two Negaunee High School students have been announced as winners of the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The awards were given out Wednesday at Carnegie Hall in New York. Miles Spaulding won the American Visions Award in art for his painting, “Photographic Memory,” and Reese Collins won an American Voices Award for her poem, “The Blooming of Difficult Times.” They had advanced from a regional competition sponsored by the U.P. affiliate of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a partnership between the Northern Shores Storywork Writing Project at Northern Michigan University and NMU's DeVos Art Museum.
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College joins Michigan College Credit for Apprenticeships Program
UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) - Building trade unions and colleges across Michigan are helping award college credit to workers who complete building trades Registered Apprenticeship programs through a recently launched Michigan College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, including one college in the U.P. The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College is among the...
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Michigan girls cruise to 121-108 Border Bash victory over Wisconsin
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Teams Reveled for U.P. High School Baseball All-Star Game
Marquette, MI – June 2nd, 2026 – The 2026 Cold Weather Baseball Coaches Alliance UP High School All-Star Game is set for Sunday, June 14, at Al Ness Field in Escanaba, with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. In its second year, the event will showcase some of the Upper Peninsula’s top senior baseball talent, featuring 34 players from 15 schools across the region.
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L’Anse, Baraga graduating classes bid a fond farewell
Amid applause, proud smiles, and heartfelt tears, L’Anse High School honored 31 graduates Thursday evening in a commencement ceremony that celebrated not only academic achievement, but also perseverance, family support, and the strength of community. Inside the L’Anse Area School gymnasium, relatives, friends, educators, and neighbors gathered to watch the Class of 2026 mark the end of one chapter and step confidently into the next.
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Menominee's pitching prowess pushes Maroons to District title
GLADSTONE — Gladstone may have held home field advantage but Menominee simply had the better team as the Maroons blasted the Braves 10-0 to capture the MHSAA Division 3 District 66 baseball championship on Friday. Pitching was central to Menominee’s success, as a trio of hurlers made life miserable for both the Braves and Iron Mountain, whom the Maroons downed in the semifinal round to earn the right to square off with Gladstone in Friday’s marquee bout. Menominee narrowly out-hit Gladstone by a 5-4 margin but errors proved too costly for the Braves to overcome, as four of the Maroons’ 10 runs were results of miscues in the field. Urijah Linsmeier and Aiden Beal combined to turn in a masterful performance on the mound, with Linsemier collecting the win after spinning five-and-two-thirds innings of four hit ball before turning the rosin bag over to Beal, who recorded Menominee’s third and final out in the top of the sixth inning. Garrett Carlson got Menominee off and running with an RBI-single in the bottom of the first before coming around to score off a liner into left field by Robert Finger. Finger scored on Gladstone’s first error of the afternoon and just
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Baraga 3rd graders take basketball invention to national competition
Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston are making history as the first U.P. students to head to the National Invention Convention. The Baraga third graders created "Magic Footsteps," an interactive foam pad that beeps to help young hoopers perfect their basketball layups. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY MY UP NOW – WBUP/WJMN. ALL...
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Two U.P. students elevate their game and minds with National Invention Convention qualification
BARAGA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Two third grade students are taking their basketball-themed invention to the national level. Adelyn Wilson and Allie Johnston - two students at Baraga Area Schools - will be attending the National Invention Convention at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn to showcase their invention “Magic Footsteps” - a pad designed to help young basketball players improve their layups. The duo will be the first students from the Upper Peninsula to attend the competition at the national level. “Both of them play basketball in the younger grades as well, and that was their problem. They struggled with their layups, and so they wanted to fix that. They started with a, literally a paper drawing that they laid out on the floor and that they literally walked on and practiced where they put their feet in order to do a layup,” explained Ashlee Adams, a STEAM teacher at Baraga who worked with the girls on their project. “From there, they made a foam pad with feet on it. That was the second prototype they made, and then their third prototype was the same foam pad, but they added in beepers so you could, instead of
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Honors Convocation held at L’Anse Area Schools
L’Anse Area School (LAS) recently recognized students who were awarded medals for the 2025-26 school year for Honor’s Convocation. The presentation was held Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in the LAS gymnasium, starting off with the processional “Celebration March” by Bob Cotter, played by the 7-12 grade band and directed by Aaron Poniatowski. Valedictorian Grace Peltola and Salutatorian Lola Cichosz led the procession. Superintendent Christopher Davidson then gave the welcome and introduced himself as the speaker. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.
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Maroons split GNC twinbill with Braves
GLADSTONE — The Menominee and Gladstone High School baseball teams took a trip to Splitsville as the Maroons and Braves divided a Great Northern Conference doubleheader on Friday. Gladstone edged the Maroons 11-9 in the matinee outing before Menominee salvaged a split with a 4-1victory in the nightcap. Menominee struck first in game one after Tyler Bouty plated Nate Nelson with an RBI-single while Dylan Beal stole home and Garrett Carlson scored on a wild pitch in the top of the first inning. Gladstone seized a one-run lead thanks to a two-RBI triple off the bat of Vinny Rebholz in the bottom of the frame before the Maroons responded with a pair of runs in the top of the second, the second of which came after Beal scored on a wild pitch, to make it a 5-4 contest. Menominee stayed in front by one until the bottom of the fifth when Xavier Leipzig drove in three with a triple to right field to push the Braves ahead 9-6. Gladstone added a pair of crucial insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth to withstand a late comeback charge by Menominee. Nelson got the Maroons’ rally started with a two-run triple
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Negaunee High School’s Class of 2026 holds graduation ceremony
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) - Negaunee High School held their graduation ceremony for the Class of 2026 at Lakeview Gymnasium Friday evening. Over 100 students piled into the gymnasium in their caps and gowns, eager to take on the next chapter in their lives. Class President and Co-Valedictorian Lilian Saunders says she will be heading to Duke University after graduation. She says she will remember her time at Negaunee High School with wonderful memories.
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Ishpeming girls’ basketball coach Ryan Reichel steps down after 11 seasons
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - Two-time state champion head coach Ryan Reichel has called it a career at Ishpeming High School. Reichel stepped down to spend more time with his three daughters and watch them play basketball. “It’s time to be a dad,” he told TV6. Reichel led the...