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Upper Echelon car show returns to Marquette for 2nd year
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A car show is making its return to Marquette this weekend. Upper Echelon will host its second car show at Lower Harbor Park. Cars of all different makes and models will fill the park Saturday. Those who registered will be entered to win different prizes and awards.
63-year-old woman dies at McCarty’s Cove
MARQUETTE — A 63-year-old woman from California was unresponsive after being pulled from Lake Superior at McCarty’s Cove in Marquette, at about 12:20 p.m. Friday police said. Officers from the Marquette Police Department were dispatched to McCarty’s Cove beach. The woman was pulled from shallow water by...
Wesley Warren White
MARQUETTE, MI – Wesley Warren White passed unexpectedly into the nearer presence of God on April 5, 2024, in Bomet, Kenya, his death the result of complications after surgery. He was born on May 11, 1955, to Muriel and Robert White in Panama, and spent his childhood in Congo...
Northern Michigan University’s Arthur Ylitalo golfs to 31st place at Minnesota state amateur tournament
MARQUETTE — Soon-to-be sophomore Arthur Ylitalo of the Northern Michigan University men’s golf team made the cut and finished in a tie for 31st at the three-day 121st Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship that finished Wednesday at the Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington. Ylitalo, a resident of...
Abandoned bikes given to students in need
MARQUETTE — A half-dozen Northern Michigan University entities collaborated on a summer initiative to provide students in need with free bikes that had been abandoned on campus and unclaimed after efforts to contact owners. Sixteen bikes were distributed. Reed Jubie, an information assurance/cyber defense major from Ishpeming, learned about...
State finals-bound: Opportunistic Negaunee fends off Marquette in Little League Minors baseball district championship game, 7-2
SOUTH RANGE — Marquette coach Pete Duex knew going into Thursday night’s matchup with Negaunee that in order for his team to avenge a Little League baseball District 11 Minor Division tournament loss, everything had to go just right. It didn’t. When the dust settled, Negaunee earned...
Payton Jacobson represents Northern Michigan University in Greco-Roman wrestling at Paris Olympics
MARQUETTE — Greco-Roman wrestling junior Payton Jacobson of Northern Michigan University won a thrilling best-of-three victory in the championship finals in April that secured his spot on the Team USA Olympic roster and his first Olympics berth for this summer’s Paris Games. Jacobson, 21, won his Olympics spot...
Lake Superior Theatre to hold sing-along fundraiser
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – Lake Superior Theatre is raising money to cover the cost of the current season. The theatre’s president Peggy Frazier said they try to charge as little as possible for shows to make theatre accessible for everyone. “Our goal is to raise enough money to...
Michigan regulators want to ‘hear directly from Yoopers’ for U.P. energy study
MARQUETTE, MI - As Michigan energy regulators study the unique challenges facing the Upper Peninsula’s electric grid and its path away from fossil fuel-based power generation, they want to hear from residents. The Michigan Public Service Commission will present on an ongoing U.P. energy study and take public comment...
Kiwanis Club of Marquette announces Fourth of July parade winners
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Kiwanis Club of Marquette recognized the winners of the Fourth of July Parade float contest on Thursday. During its annual celebratory breakfast, the club distributed the awards from the parade contest. The awards are divided into two categories: the top two in the business category...
City leaders ask for feedback on Marquette’s Master Plan for Parks and Recreation
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) — The City of Marquette Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public input regarding updates to its five-year master plan from 2019. The first of two interactive open houses took place Wednesday night at the Lakeview Arena. On July 18, the a second open house and a presentation on the plan is […]
City of Negaunee to include theater experts while restoring Vista Theater
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) - The City of Negaunee said it plans to involve the Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council (PASC) in the process of restoring the Vista Theater. At Thursday’s City Council meeting, some community members urged the council to consider input from people with theater experience when determining the future use of the building.
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