‘Rocky Horror’ returns to Forest Roberts Theatre
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its live production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in Forest Roberts Theatre from Thursday through Saturday. The stage performance brought to life in Marquette is the 1973 musical production written by Richard O’Brien, which gained further reach when the 1975 screenplay became a cult classic. The plot of the horror-comedy-musical “puts a comedic spin on science fiction and horror movies from the 1930s through the early 1960s,” according to a news release. “When a newly engaged couple gets caught in a ...
IM approves purchase of second new plow truck
IRON MOUNTAIN — U.P. Truck Center of Quinnesec has again been selected to provide a new 4x4 plow truck for Iron Mountain’s fleet after the lowest bid from a Wisconsin dealer failed to meet specifications. The city council Monday approved the purchase of a 2028 Western Star 47x equipped ...
Early in-person voting has begun in Wisconsin
In-person absentee voting for Wisconsin’s elections began Tuesday, with hours and locations varying by municipality. (Editor’s note: In Florence County, in-person absentee voting can be done at the clerk’s office, 501 Lake Ave. in Florence, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays ...
UP wildfire suppression moves toward cleanup
Most crew activity across the three Rugged Terrain Complex fires in the Upper Peninsula is beginning to wind down, with firefighters focusing on finding residual fire activity and patrolling containment lines as fire behavior remains calm and steady, the Michigan Department of Natural ...
Rogers to campaign in UP
Mike Rogers, Michigan’s Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, today will kick off a 13-day statewide bus tour titled “We Have a State to Save.” Rogers, an Army veteran, former FBI street agent and former U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman, will spend Thursday in the Upper Peninsula. According to a news release, he will attend an event in Marquette County at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time Thursday, followed by a 10:45 a.m. Central time stop in Norway and a 1:45 p.m. Eastern time event in Gladstone. Reservations are required at ...