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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Manistique Public Safety officials responded to a rapidly growing grass fire in Manistique Township on Wednesday

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Plans to solve Marquette County's mining truck routes from Rio Tinto Eagle Mine to the Humboldt Processing Mills are still being looked at

Friday, February 22, 2013  NMU officials aim to increase student enrollment by two percent every year over the next three years

Friday, February 15, 2013  The trails for the UP 200, the Midnight Run and Jackpine 30 sled dog races are in good condition

Friday, February 01, 2013  Marquette city officials discuss how to handle the increase in semis from the Rio Tinto Mine in northern Marquette County

Monday, December 10, 2012  Dianda will represent the 110th District which includes over 80,000 people

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Nicholas Rickman faces three felony counts of forgery, three felony counts of uttering and publishing, one felony count of embezzlement by a public official-over $50, and one felony count of public officer-embezzlement or diversion of taxes or public moneys

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Congressman Dan Benishek met with Marquette County officials Monday to assure them of his support for County Road 595

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  NMU is about 180 students down from where they normally are

Friday, September 21, 2012  UPDATE: Three additional bomb threats are being investigated and two suspicious packages have been found

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A jury says Michigan prison officials are not responsible for an inmate's dental problems

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The Escanaba Township Supervisor has resigned, and the township fired their attorney at a meeting held on Monday night

Friday, September 07, 2012  The Kingsford Crush Roller Derby Team is having a recruitment session this Sunday at the Goodwill building in Iron Mountain

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Four individuals were arrested as the result of a six month investigation by UPSET detectives

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  The LPN program was suspended in 2010 due to budget cuts and lack of job opportunities in the area, but now it's being reactivated