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Kingsford, MI · Municipal
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Lakeview Elementary fourth graders visit Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WZMQ) – On Friday morning, five classes of Lakeview Elementary fourth graders made their way to Ishpeming for a tour of the Cleveland Cliffs Mine Shaft. The students had the chance to walk through one of the tunnels, see where miners prepared for their descents, and got to partake in a geology lesson.
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Cody Mayer disagrees with appointment of Margaret Brumm to County Board just days before mid-term election
MARQUETTE, MI— “An insult to the Democratic process.”. That’s what Marquette City Commissioner Cody Mayer calls the selection of Margaret Brumm as a County Commissioner for District 1 Tuesday night. Brumm was sworn in by a 3-2 vote to replace Karl Numinen, who resigned from the Board...
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Ishpeming’s City Manager cites harsh winter and Brasswire Campground loans for lowered general fund
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - Ishpeming City Manager Randy Scholz urges citizens not to panic regarding the city’s general fund issues. An auditor spoke with the Ishpeming City Council Wednesday night about the city’s current financial standing. Scholz says money will be tight but does not see the general fund going into the negatives. The city has not hired a DPW employee and has held off on hiring police officers to keep the fund from going negative.
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Marquette Regional History Center hosts ‘Uncovering the Truths About the Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster’
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The 100-year anniversary of Michigan’s largest mining disaster is less than two weeks away. On Wednesday night, more than 130 people attended a presentation about what a historian says really happened at the Barnes-Hecker mine. On November 3, 1926, 51 men died in the Barnes-Hecker mine when a deluge of mud and water flooded the shaft, trapping them underground. Only 10 bodies were recovered; 41 remain underground to this day.
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Norway City Council hears WPPI Energy contract extension proposal
NORWAY, Mich. — The main agenda item at Wednesday night’s Norway City Council meeting was a presentation on the benefits of extending a contract with WPPI Energy. The city of Norway is a member of WPPI Energy, which provides and generates wholesale electricity to its members. Norway is currently under contract with WPPI through 2055, but the ask is to extend the agreement through 2073.
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Barnes-Hecker Memorial Site now open to the public
ELY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZMQ) – The Barnes-Hecker Mining Disaster Memorial site is now open to the public, after holding an opening ceremony this weekend. Near the mine shaft, where previously a single honorary plaque used to sit for decades, now features a public learning and recreational space that will hold its story for generations. For board members Annie Tippett and Glenn Wing, who both lost relatives that day in 1926, the site more notably serves as a resting place.
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City of Marquette – Halloween Trick Or Treat Schedule 2026
HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF MARQUETTE. Halloween Trick-or-Treating in the city of Marquette is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026. The recommended hours to be observed for Trick-or-Treating are from 4:00 p.m. – 7 p.m. Motorist, please anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic during this time; be extra cautious when entering and exiting driveways. We recommend turning on headlights earlier in the day and driving slowly through neighborhoods.