Cliffs Dow News Today

By LISA BOWERS Journal City Editor MARQUETTE — When Dan Jackovich went in to the military in November of 1965, the Navy was not his first choice. He had be

To the Journal editor: I would like to comment on the article written by Sterling Schultz regarding the proposed location for the new Jacobetti veterans’ fa

I recently attended a meeting with between the Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs and environmental groups. These groups will figure out where the new Jac

The Michigan Veteran’s Homes held an informational community forum Tuesday evening at the Northern Center in Marquette. The purpose of this meeting was to update the public on the progress of moving the DJ Jacobetti home for veterans to a site previously occupied by The Cliffs-Dow chemical company.

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — A Northern Michigan University history professor is working on an oral history research project to

$960,000 ­from the Environmental Protection Agency will be sent to Marquette to clean up the former Cliffs Dow property.

EPA selected seven communities in Michigan to receive seven grants totaling almost $5 million in competitive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (MARC) Grant programs.