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More families may now qualify for Michigan WIC program

LANSING — The income guidelines for the Michigan Women, Infants, and Children Program were recently adjusted due to federal guidelines, and more Michigan families may now qualify for benefits.  Under the updated WIC income eligibility guidelines, a family of four can now qualify with an annual income of up to $61,050, an increase of more than $1,500.  WIC, a U.S. Department of Agriculture program administered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, provides vital support to families by offering supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding ...

Daggett man sentenced to prison after fleeing police

MENOMINEE — A man who led police on a chase reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour in Menominee County has been sentenced to prison. Troy John Hummel, 37, of Daggett, was sentenced Friday in Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a prison term of two to 10 years for one felony count of ...

Art on the Rocks winners announced

MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Art Association presented the 66th-annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show July 25-26 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. Art on the Rocks is a juried fine art fair hosted each year on the last full weekend of July. Art on the Rocks featured over 100 ...

Wisconsin congressional primaries set stage for November

With Tuesday’s primary elections now complete, the slate of candidates is set for Wisconsin’s U.S. House elections in November. In the 7th Congressional District, Michael Alfonso of Hayward, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won a crowded, often-contentious Republican primary. Fred Clark, 67, of Bayfield, a state Assembly member from 2009 to 2015, won the Democratic primary over two others. In the 7th District congressional primary in Florence County, Alfonso led Republicans with 465 votes, followed by Kevin Hermening with 138 and Jessi ...

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Campsites still available for 2026 LAPP Lights at the Lake

IRON MOUNTAIN — Christmas may still be months away, but the Lake Antoine Park Partners are gearing up to “deck the campground” in preparation for another season of Lights at the Lake. “There are still 18 campsites available for businesses and organizations interested in creating ...