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rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — One person was hospitalized after a structure fire in the city of Marquette Tuesday night. The Marquette City Fire Department was dispatched to 326 Summit St. around 6:46 p.m. due to reports of a structure fire at the address. Upon arrival at 6:51 p.m., firefighters encountered fire and smoke coming from a detached garage. Crews had the fire under control within 20 minutes, and the scene was cleared at approximately 8:05 p.m., officials said. One of t...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Commission recently appointed one individual and reappointed four more to four boards and committees. Dennis Honch has been appointed to serve as one of the city’s two representatives on the Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority for an unexpired term ending July 1, 2023. Callie New and Rob Beranek were each reappointed to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for terms expiring Feb. 1, 2024. Margaret Brumm was reappoin...

Mar 15, 2021 With beautiful springtime weather descending on the region in recent weeks, locals have taken to Marquette’s lakeshore to construct rock cairns, which are defined as human-made stacks, mounds or piles of rocks that have been built by cultures around the world for many different purposes, according to livescience.com. In a nature setting, cairns are commonly used to to mark hiking routes and trails, according to the National Park Service. (Journal photos by Ryan Spitza) Newslette...

rspitza@miningjournal.net The Negaunee City Fire Department works at the scene of a structure fire at 919 Oak St. in Negaunee. (Photo courtesy of Negaunee City Fire Department) NEGAUNEE — Four people were evacuated from a house after an early morning structure fire in Negaunee on Sunday. At approximately 3:30 a.m., firefighters from the Negaunee City Fire Department responded to reports of unknown smoke in a home at 919 Oak St. The home was divided into three apartment spaces, and there wer...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials announced Friday that the state is expanding its vaccination eligibility for residents age 16 and up with disabilities or medical conditions beginning on March 22. In addition, the state also announced that all Michiganders age 16 and up who weren’t previously eligible to receive a vaccine will now be eligible beginning on Monday, April 5. The announcement comes short...

rspitza@miningjournal.net A makeshift memorial where the body of 25-year-old Lacie Borchert of Ishpeming was located is pictured. (Courtesy photo) ISHPEMING — The death of 25-year-old Ishpeming woman Lacie Borchert four months ago continues to haunt friends, relatives and everyone who knew her. Borchert was found deceased in a body of water off of Excelsior Street in the city of Ishpeming Nov. 27, several hundred feet from where she lived, according to her family. She was last seen at her hom...

Brad Austin MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority recently sent out an alert letter to area municipalities urging them to remind residents of the dangers of hazardous waste. A hot load was determined to be the cause of a fire at the Marquette County Landfill on Dec. 3, and MCSWMA encountered another scare at the landfill recently. “As you all know, we had a landfill fire at MCSWMA in December 2020,” MCSWMA Director of Operations Brad Austin wrote in the lette...

rspitza@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Health Department announced Friday that staff members will be contacting residents who are on the COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration list beginning on Monday and Tuesday for vaccine appointments on Thursday. MCHD said approximately 1,000 appointment slots will be available for this round of vaccinations. Staff will contact registrants based on their placement on the list, using both online and phone registrations. Those who are regis...

Jayne Brady MARQUETTE — Jayne Brady grew up during the Great Depression, but an upbringing on her father’s lumber camp insulated her and her family from the economic downturn, meaning that rather than standing in bread lines or traveling elsewhere to seek work, her days were filled with toothpick poker tournaments and visits to the cook camp for tasty treats. Born on March 1, 1921, Brady, an Upper Peninsula native and longtime educator, turns “100 years young” on Monday. Brady was ...

MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette has been selected as a host site for the 2022 Meijer State Games of Michigan — Winter Games. Announced by the Michigan S