Marquette County News

The Department of Natural Resources recently announced that a portion of campsites located within Michigan's state forest campground system can now be reserved in advance through the DNR's Central Reservation System.

The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting traffic restrictions on 94 of 132 projects statewide during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The president's health care policy was the topic of discussion Wednesday night at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team, Michigan State Police, and Ishpeming Police conducted a search warrant at 129 W. Superior Street in Ishpeming at around 5 p.m.A A small amount of suspected methamphetamine was found, along with several components for a meth lab.

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May 23, 2012 -- To help make travel easier, the Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting traffic restrictions on 94 of 132 projects statewide during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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Read more: Local , Politics , Business , Community , Environment , County Road 595 , Marquette , Big Bay , Marquette County Road Commission , Rio Tinto , Kennecott , Mines , Traffic ISHPEMING -- The subject of county road 595 came up atA Monday'sA Marquette County Road Commission meeting.A County road 595 would provide a transportation route for ... (more)

Gov. Rick Snyder's administration is proposing a severance tax for nonferrous mining operations to replace other taxes they would pay under existing law, an official said Friday.

The Marquette Regional History Center will be holding their annual Remembering Those Who Served Tour at the Holy Cross Cemetery this Saturday Read more: Local , News , Military , Tourism , Cemetery Tour Honors those who have Served , Marquette County Regional History Center , Marquette , Military , Honoring Veterans , Vets , Vietnam War , Civil War ... (more)

It has been a warm, dry spring and wildfire danger is running high.A So far, there have only been minor fires popping up here and there.A Back at the turn of the 20th century, fires regularly raged through the "wastelands" of the U.P.A The waste was the slash left from intense logging operations before the days of forest and fire management.A One ... (more)

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May 17, 2012 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation today announced the awarding of state transportation economic development grants that will help create or retain 665 jobs in four Michigan counties.

A newly formed ATV and ORV club is looking to expand trails in Marquette County.A It all starts with a group of riders who want a trail system that connects all of Marquette County and they want it open to ATV and ORV's. A A A A They're meeting to organize a management group that can make this trail system happen, and they're inviting anyone to ... (more)

A private club in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has filed a federal lawsuit to halt construction of a nickel and copper mine, saying Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.

A Central Upper Peninsula Indian tribe is asking the United Nations to help curb sulfide mining in the Upper Great Lakes.

MARQUETTE, Mich. - A conservation club that owns thousands of acres in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is suing to stop a new mine, claiming the project threatens property and the Salmon Trout River in Marquette County.

And that's exactly what they're talking about up in Marquette County, where the issue was raised at the last Marquette County Board of Commissioners meeting and quickly spread via several U.P. media outlets.

And that's exactly what they're talking about up in Marquette County, where the issue was raised at the last Marquette County Board of Commissioners meeting and quickly spread via several U.P. media outlets.

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