top of page
Search

10/06/2025

  • jesse4430
  • Oct 6, 2025
  • 1 min read

MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI — A contractor with the Upper Peninsula Power Company died Friday while working at the Hoist Dam in Negaunee Township.  It is believed the contractor slid 85 feet to his death, according to authorities.  The Marquette County sheriff’s office responded to the scene, where they extracted the contractor from a confined space inside a penstock of the Hoist Powerhouse. The contractor was pronounced dead at the scene.  UPPCO says they are fully cooperating with authorities in their investigation.

 
 
 

Recent Posts

See All
WINTER STORM WARNING

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON for much of our listening area...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches for much of the Western U.P. a

 
 
 
3/11/2026

GOGEBIC / ONTONAGON COUNTY - Applications are being accepted for the Keweenaw Co+op’s Round UP and Bring-A-Bag programs, which use checkout donations and sustainability initiatives to benefit neighbor

 
 
 
3/11/2026

IRONWOOD / UP- Prescribed burns in the Ottawa or Hiawatha or National Forests this year, will get underway starting in the next month or so.  A press release from the Upper Peninsula Fire and Aviation

 
 
 

Comments

bottom of page