"NO COMMENT. I can't say anything." Those words, from a manager at Marquette's Shopko, unfortunately, say enough. The future of the department store and pharmacy, both here and across much of the country, is in doubt. At a court hearing earlier this week, an attorney for a pharmaceutical company said Shopko was going ... Continue Reading
A Winter of Discontent
MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN WAS flush with optimism at the start of the ski season. New snowmaking equipment, new LED lights, cheaper season and daily tickets, longer hours, a new general manager, and an early winter. November was cold. Perfect. Not quite. "What a s--t show." That's a recent quote from a skier on ... Continue Reading
“Winner Cake All” Premieres Tonight
"WINNER CAKE ALL," the new Food Network show featuring local bakers Joe Heck (Huron Mountain Bakery) and MaryBeth Kurtz (Midtown Bakery) premieres tonight (Monday) at 10 pm. But hold on. You won't actually see them tonight. They won't be appearing until a later episode, scheduled to air in two weeks-- on Monday, January ... Continue Reading
A Community Reaches Out
"I FEEL LIKE I can breathe again." That's stroke victim Anna Dravland reflecting on a momentous weekend for her. The 35-year-old NMU grad, after a year of struggling with her health and finding herself unable to hold a job, had run out of money. She'd given notice to her landlord and was facing the threat of her gas ... Continue Reading
“I Don’t Know What Else to Do”
THE LAST FOURTEEN months haven't been kind to Marquette resident Anna Dravland. The next few months may be even bleaker. In November of 2017, at age 34, she suffered a stroke, which we chronicled in Word on the Street. She survived but not without debilitating damage. She could hardly walk and talk at first, but with ... Continue Reading
Public Defender’s Office to Open in Marquette
MARQUETTE COUNTY WILL be opening up a brand new Public Defender's Office next month. Until now, the courts have assigned a rotating list of 12-15 attorneys to represent clients who couldn't afford attorneys' fees. The new set-up will change that. The Public Defender's Office will be assigned most of those cases from now ... Continue Reading
It’s a Yooper Thing
IT'S NOT THE kind of road trip Jed Jacobson enjoys making, but a necessary one. A Christmas day drive alone from his home in Ann Arbor to his home in Harvey. He does it every year. He has family in both towns so he spends Christmas Eve with his elderly mother and his siblings in Ann Arbor, then wakes up on Christmas ... Continue Reading
Changes Mandated at Lakestate Industries
THE RUMOR'S BEEN out there for a while--Lakestate Industries out on M-28 is closing down! Nope. Untrue. The private nonprofit agency, which provides employment and training for the intellectually disabled, is not closing down but it will be undergoing changes in the next couple months as required by federal ... Continue Reading
StraightTalk: Surfer Dan
PHOTO CREDIT: JAKE MILLER He lives in an RV in a trailer park, he grows medical marijuana, and he surfs Lake Superior all year round. Daniel Schetter, alias Surfer Dan, is one of a kind. He sat down and talked to Brian Cabell about his life and his philosophy. BC: Where'd you grow up, Dan? DS: I was born and raised ... Continue Reading
The 1st Annual Holiday Herald
This Christmas we started a new feature called The Holiday Herald, where anyone would get the chance to submit an anonymous (or not so anonymous) message for all of our readers to see. We want to thank everyone for participating! Half of the proceeds we've received from this will be donated to the Marquette Women's ... Continue Reading
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