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Fall Phantasm Saturday Marquette Fringe’s annual Halloween event Phantasm will be Saturday, Oct. 7 from 3-11 p.m.

Branden Daniel Klyk, a 34-year-old Trenary man previously found guilty of torture and criminal sexual conduct, has been sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison, as announced by Marquette County Prosecutor Matt Weise.

The ongoing eviction of the Alger County Humane Society, the non-profit organization which does business as and operates the Alger County Animal Shelter, is pushed until November due to a delay in discovery. The delay was finalized after a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 28 in 93rd District Court at the Alger County Courthouse.

Munising was named one of the Best Fall Towns in the U.S. for Foliage by Country Living magazine, one of the latest accolades for the community for the area’s natural beauty.

100 years ago - The Munising News October 5, 1923 Walsworth resigns as superintendent Just prior to the adjournment of a special meeting of the Board of Education held Monday evening, A. M. Walsworth, superintendent of schools, tendered his resignation, the same to take immediate effect.

Local U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) is continuing to push for additional funding to the border with Mexico in efforts to slow down illegal immigration. The statement comes as a stop-gap budget to keep the federal government open was approved by Congress.