Local parties do right thing on Kirk shooting
We absolutely applaud the actions of the Marquette County Democratic and Republican parties in the wake of the heinous killing last week of Charlie Kirk. Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University last Wednesday. A suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was charged Tuesday with aggravated murder. The easy play for political parties and politicians here and elsewhere would be to attempt to make political hay from this act of violence. Indeed, we are troubled to report, a great many have. Thankfully, the parties in Marquette County took a higher road when they released this ...
Adopt-A-Highway fall cleanup to begin Saturday, last of 2025
Adopt-A-Highway volunteers will take to the roadsides again starting Saturday through Sept. 28 for the third and final scheduled litter collection of 2025. Adopt-A-Highway is a Michigan Department of Transportation program designed to help keep the state’s highway roadsides clean and attractive. Participants adopt both sides of a section of state highway roadside to tend for at least a two-year period. A minimum 2-mile stretch of roadway is recommended. For the safety of all, motorists should watch for these volunteers, who wear high-visibility, yellow-green vests required by federal ...
App launched to help youth quit tobacco, vapes
Youth in Michigan now have a new way to access free help to quit using tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes and vapes. The My Life, My Quit program has launched a mobile app, making it easy for teens to get confidential support from their smartphones, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. “This new app will meet teens where they are with tools that support quitting tobacco products,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive, said in a news release. “We are grateful My Life, My Quit worked ...