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Heavy snow and fierce cold top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history.

HOUGHTON, Mich. -- You're not much of a skier, and jouncing through the woods on a roaring snowmobile isn't your idea of fun either.

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The coldest weather of the long, bitter winter of 1856-57 occurred on February 10 when the village of Ontonagon reached 35 degrees below zero.A That same morning, an alcohol thermometer at Fort Ripley in Minnesota plunged to 50 below and another nearby registered 56 below.A The extremely cold reading on the shore of Lake Superior at Ontonagon ... (more)

Barrick Gold has 26 operating mines across the continent, including their most recent one in Elko, Nevada.A On Friday and Saturday recruiters will talk to potential candidates at the Landmark Inn in Marquette from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year they hope to hire nearly 1,400 electrical technicians, underground instrumentation technicians, and engineers ... (more)

Two-time Grammy winning artist and story teller Bill Harley is known for his popular children music, and this Friday he will be performing his family friendly songs and skits at the Forest Roberts Theater at Northern Michigan University.

The ice of Munising Bay continues to recede Feb. 8, 2012, as the region continues to experience unusually warm temperatures and an abundance of sunlight.

A major course change for the UP 200 and Midnight Run sled dog races. Due to the lack of snow, the starting locations and times for each race have changed.

At 10:23 a.m., a student reported that unknown person removed her unsecured and unattended property valued at $145 from a business in the 1600 block of W. Wells St.A MPD assistance was declined.

Some of our facebook viewers want to more; how do you know you have food poisoning and how can it be prevented? The Marquette County Health departmentA said that food-borne illness is actually very unreported; that number is much higher.

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The Catholic Church has just gone into overdrive over the Obama administration on the mandate of the new health care law that requires insurance providers to offer coverage for prescribed birth control, for employees even of the Catholic organizations.

After one of the longest cold spells of the late 20th century, the National Weather Service declared Lake Superior frozen over on February 7, 1994.A The freeze-over happened quickly.A On the winter solstice there wasn't a bit of ice on Lake Superior.A December 1993 was consistently mild through the first three weeks.A On about December 20, the ... (more)

You're not much of a skier, and jouncing through the woods on a roaring snowmobile isn't your idea of fun either.

Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry competition.A This is the first year the high school entered to compete.

Since it opened in December 2010, the Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette has served as more than just a micro-brewery. A A A A The business and its' founders, Andy Langlois and David Manson, have had a particular impact in sports throughout Marquette County.

Troy Alan Luoma of Gwinn fled from deputies on January 26 A after his arraignment in Marquette County District Court.

After weeks of intense training, the time came for Nik Krawczyk, this year's featured skier by the Noquemanon's organizers,A to hit the trails.

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Without an exemption for Catholic-linked institutions, the Obama health-care law requirement that insurance plans cover birth control would violate religious liberty, priests say.