Jerry Tudor

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Jerry Tudor

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The sounds of rock ‘n’ roll returned to Lakeview Arena in Marquette. Marquette’s Rockestra performed a show called ‘Dancing Through the Decades.’It featured rock songs from the mid-1950s through today. About 20 different musicians performed a setlist which included hits like “Rock Around the Clock” and “September.” One performer says the group wanted to bring live music back to Lakeview.

1 week ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Jerry Tudor

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The search for a new Marquette County administrator continues as the county board held a special meeting Thursday. In January, the Marquette County Board began the process of finding a new county administrator. Scott Erbisch officially retired from the position at the end of February. To replace him, the board selected former Marquette Township Administrator Dennis Liimitta. However, contract talks fell apart. In March, the board voted to select Kip Bechler as administrator.

2 weeks ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Jerry Tudor

ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - The community is supporting a family that lost everything in a house fire. Friday night, The Burrow hosted a unique type of benefit called Voices. Voices was an open mic-style community forum where people could share a story from their lives, show off a talent or read from something inspiring. Organizers say Friday‘s benefit came about as a way to bring the community together to share and help a family in need. “It’s important to help each other when we’re down, for sure.

2 weeks ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Jerry Tudor

SANDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - The Marquette Board of Light & Power has proposed disposing 80,000 tons of fly ash at the Marquette County Landfill. The Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority Board met Wednesday night to discuss the proposal. Under the plan, the BLP would pay $1.7 million to the authority for the disposal. Several board members raised concerns over worker safety, the cost and storage of the fly ash.

2 weeks ago | uppermichiganssource.com | Jerry Tudor

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Marquette County officials continue their efforts to get back important documents from the county’s former medical examiner. Marquette County Board Chair Joe Derocha and Undersheriff Lowell Larson went to Saginaw on Monday to recover autopsy and toxicology records for 22 unresolved cases in Marquette County. Derocha says when they went down, the Michigan Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine office was locked with only one vehicle parked in the back.