GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Lions Club has donated $500 to the Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine 730 Authority. Gladstone Lions Club Treasurer Christian Tackman presented the $500 check to help build and operate, maintain and manage a combined local welcome center, visitor information ...
HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees met in a formal session last week, appointed a new treasure, adopted a five-year capital outlay plan and viewed a presentation an upcoming award from the Department of Energy. Michigan Tech President Rick Koubek called it a special day because of the groundbreaking for the Chang K. Park Center for Student Wellness. The $55 million project is the result of a record-breaking donation by Tech alumni Chang Park, Class of 1973. “Our greatest achievements are often remembered on specific days like these,” Koubek said. ...
IRON RIVER — The Main Street Cafe in Iron River, under new ownership, is returning to its roots. It will now be known as Mertins Main Street Cafe, a nod to one of the early names. Nora Norman and her fiancé, Keith Olson, purchased the cafe at the end of June and she hopes to bring back ...
MARQUETTE COUNTY -- One man is in custody after a stabbing and assault Friday evening in Marquette County left two injured, one seriously. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post, along with other law enforcement agencies, were called just before 10 p.m. Eastern time Friday to a Chocolay Township residence, according to an MSP news release. A 36-year-old man reportedly had stabbed a 32-year-old male with a knife during an altercation after allegedly assaulting a juvenile, according to the release. The stabbing victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was ...
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Michigan slipped once again this year in college readiness, as measured by how well high school students perform on the SAT. According to ...
LANSING -- Hiring and keeping officers are major problems in the state’s law enforcement agencies, according to Ron Wiles, the executive director of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police based in Okemos. One of the challenges that Wiles spoke about is a waning numbers of officers ...
