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Resource navigation offered in Marinette County

MARINETTE, Wis. — Marinette County Public Health now offers Community Resource Navigator services at no cost to community members. This free service provides individualized support to community members who need help finding resources that may include housing, transportation, finding a medical home, food assistance, childcare, or applying for medical insurance. Anybody is welcome to use this service regardless of location. Resources primarily come from the Marinette County area. To make an appointment or ask questions about the service, call Marinette County Public Health at ...

Lunchtime Live! final show Tuesday at Bay IM campus

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Bay College Iron Mountain Campus will host the final Lunchtime Live! event of the 2026 season from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. The event will feature musical guest George Sailor and will also include food available for purchase from Sugar Jets. Designed as a welcoming ...

Great Lakes shipwreck commemorated 100 years later

EAGLE HARBOR — A remarkable chapter in Great Lakes maritime history will be commemorated Tuesday as the Keweenaw Historical Society marks the 100th anniversary of the wreck of the City of Bangor — and the extraordinary rescue of its cargo of brand-new automobiles. The Keweenaw Historical ...

Florence County Fair to mark America’s 250th anniversary

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence County Fair returns for its 122nd-annual year Friday through Sunday at the fairgrounds just south of Florence. This year’s theme, “Stars, Stripes & County Fair Nights: Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom,” recognizes America’s 250th anniversary while ...

NMU to sell EAN broadband network

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has agreed to sell its Educational Access Network broadband service and infrastructure to Michigan Broadband Services. The NMU Board of Trustees authorized the agreement Tuesday. The transaction will be final pending Federal Communications ...

Meta reaches $18B settlement over teen media addiction

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every ...