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rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Commission was hoping to select the city’s next manager at a special meeting on Tuesday night, but the matter remains undecided. The pool of six finalists was narrowed down to two, Karen Kovacs and John Kramer, who will participate a second interview via Zoom on a date yet to be determined. After the commission discussed whether it should make a final vote at the meeting, it motioned 7-0 to advance to a second interview phase. At t...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Ancillary staff at UP Health System – Marquette have filed to form a union with the Michigan Nurses Association, the MNA announced Monday. A supermajority of UPHS-Marquette ancillary staff filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board on April 26 to have an election to form a union with the MNA, according to an MNA news release. “Should the unionization effort be successful, it would be one of the largest groups of health care workers to wi...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette is one step closer to hiring its next city manager after conducting public interviews with six finalists on Saturday. Current Marquette City Manager Mike Angeli’s successor could be decided as soon as today, with the commission slated to hold a special meeting beginning at 5:15 p.m. to discuss the potential selection. Angeli is set to retire June 1. The city received 40 applicants for the position in the initial search phase, whi...

rspitza@miningjournal.net Pictured is the residence at 702 N. Lakeshore Blvd., in Marquette. The city commission has voted in favor of purchasing the property and preserving it for public use. (Journal photo by Ryan Spitza) MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette will soon have its hands on another piece of lakeshore property. The Marquette City Commission voted 7-0 at its April 26 meeting to approve a purchase agreement with the Robert T. Anthony Trust for the sale of 702 N. Lakeshore Blvd. The ...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Tahquamenon Area Schools grades 7 through 12 will return to its remote learning plan beginning Monday, according to a joint news release from the school district and the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department. Remote learning will be implemented through May 10. “The recent increase in confirmed COVID cases in the 7th through 12th grade population and the number of students now in quarantine is concerning,” officials said in the re...

rspitza@miningjournal.net Joseph Dixon, supervisory special agent for the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, speaks with local media about Drug Take Back Day at the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post on Wednesday. Drug Take Back Day, a biannual initiative that allows the public the opportunity to turn in unused prescription drugs, is set for this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Journal photo by Ryan Spitza) NEGAUNEE — Are you ever left wondering what to do with un...

rspitza@miningjournal.net Jim LaJoie, executive director of the Superior Health Foundation, speaks at the foundation’s spring grants celebration on Wednesday night. The foundation awarded more than $272,000 in funding to area health-focused organizations. (Journal photo by Ryan Spitza) MARQUETTE — The Superior Health Foundation held its spring grants celebration on Wednesday night, distributing 18 grant awards totaling over $272,000 to health-focused organizations serving the Upper Peni...

rspitza@miningjournal.net Charlotte Neyrinck, 2, of Crystal Falls enjoys the slide at the Kids Cove playground at Ellwood A. Mattson Park in Marquette. Efforts are underway to replace the original Kids Cove wooden structure, with the city of Marquette recently approving a professional services contract with Sanders & Czapski Associates of Marquette. The city will pay up to $77,000 to the landscape and architecture firm to oversee the design and construction of a new playground.(Journal photo by...

rspitza@miningjournal.net Northern Michigan University freshman Grace Mattson prepares to take a nasal swab to test for COVID-19 at the Northern Center during the Passport to Campus event in August. NMU plans to hold vaccine clinics for students on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Journal file photo) MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University will receive an allocation of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, with clinics to start on Tuesday, the school announced Friday. NMU’s Ada B. Vielmetti Hea...

rspitza@miningjournal.net World War II Navy veteran Rodger Johnson is pictured. Now 96 years old, Johnson served at the beaches of Normandy. Seventy-six years after the end of the war, he can now say he has defeated COVID-19 as well. Johnson currently resides at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, where he was recently discharged from the COVID unit. He recently had a special meal delivered to him from The Delft Bistro in Marquette to celebrate. (Photo courtesy of Rodger and Pegg...