Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 8th of October.
Good morning, Marquette.
Ore Dock Brewing Co. will host the 6th Annual Brew Feast next Tuesday, Oct.
13. Guests will taste seven chef-prepared dishes paired with a beer & receive a 3 oz. sampler, while proceeds benefit a student initiative by the Culinary Federation.
Veterans and community members will join Habitat for Humanity to build a new home on McClellan Street on Oct.
12. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers lunch with coffee + live music.
Dancing With Our Stars Marquette County Style returns today with seven teams performing creative fundraising routines for the U.P.
Hospice Foundation at A Night Under the Big Top; doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are available online.
Manistique’s Lake Effect Community Arts Center is hosting the Cosmic Dance photography exhibition featuring photographer Philip Dattilo (a long-time local artist) with an opening reception on Friday, Oct.
9 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The exhibit is free Monday through Thursday until Nov. 7.
Nerds of Marquette are hosting the Zombie Pub Crawl and Horrorball 2026 this Saturday in Marquette; participants will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Kognisjon Bryggeri on North Third Street before moving to Ore Dock Brewing Co. for the 8:00 p.m. Halloween dance party at Four Swords Retropub.
Local volunteer divers from Great Lakes Scuba Divers & Lake Preservation joined KBIC Fisheries on Sept.
16 to remove discarded tires from the Huron Islands at the Huron National Wildlife Refuge. This cleanup helped reduce debris in Lake Superior and supports ongoing efforts to protect local waters.
Marquette's drop-off site nears its final day for rubbish disposal on Wednesday, Oct.
28, with daily dusk closures, while the compost and brush drop-off runs on limited hours (Tuesdays from 3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.) until its tentative final day on Tuesday, Nov. 10 before spring reopening.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will host a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Oct.
27 (9:30 a.m.-noon) to collect public comments on the Medicaid prescription drug list. Attendees are asked to RSVP by Oct. 21 for any accessibility needs.
October is Health Literacy Month in Upper Michigan and experts say patients can better understand health care and make informed decisions about treatment.
Healthcare professionals recommend getting info from trusted sources like Mayo Clinic + CDC to avoid misinformation.
Local builder LeDuc Built Construction has begun a three-day exterior construction of a Wausau Home in Delta and Menominee Counties to ease housing shortages; the weather-protected design offers customizable options and aims to spur future projects in the area.
The Anderson Lake Backyard Ultra returns for its second year, with runners set to complete hourly 4.167-mile loops in a 24-hour, 100-mile race held in the woods around Anderson Lake.
Athletes of all levels, including beginners+experienced, can register to earn a wooden medal that records their finishing time.
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