COULD THE HUGE, shadowy, abandoned ore dock become a centerpiece for downtown Marquette? Or is it just a fantasy? We'll start to get an answer on Monday when the folks proposing the transformation of the ore dock make their first official presentation to the City Commission. They're looking to get the Commission's ... Continue Reading
YMCA’s Audit, Childcare in Ishpeming, Gossard’s New Stores, the B&B Explosion, Munising’s Microbrewery, and a Party Under the Pines
FOR BETTER OR worse, the report on the Marquette County YMCA's financial health is in. The national Y recently completed its emergency audit of the local YMCA and has presented its findings to the local Board of Volunteers. Those findings haven't been made public yet but there's an expectation that could happen in the ... Continue Reading
YMCA Investigation, Ishpeming Mushrooms, Iron Ore Woes, TV News Changes, Presque Isle Erosion, and a Midnight Visit to the ER
AN INVESTIGATOR FROM YMCA USA has been at the local facility this week checking on the financial and operational health of the Y. More national visitors next week. This comes in the wake of the dismissal (or forced resignation) of longtime CEO Lisa Coombs-Gerou two weeks ago amid charges of financial mismanagement. ... Continue Reading
Investigation at the YMCA
TROUBLES AT THE Marquette County YMCA. The YMCA's CEO, Lisa Coombs-Gerou, has been placed on administrative leave while YMCA USA organizes a team to visit the Marquette facility for a thorough investigation of the Y's finances and operations. A call to Coombs-Gerou at the YMCA and a message left for her have not ... Continue Reading
Green Room Is Gone, FOIA’s Are Forthcoming
NO CHARGES FILED in the Green Room bust last week. At least, not yet. Prosecutor Matt Wiese says he still needs to review a report on what the UPSET officers came up with in the bust which, strangely, has drawn virtually no attention from other media in town. The Green Room, on West Washington, was apparently ... Continue Reading