The Marquette Area Public Schools Education Foundation Stays Cool And Raises Funds

MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Supporters of the Marquette Area Public Schools Education Foundation have a great opportunity during this extended heat wave to stay cool and help out the Foundation. This Sunday, a benefit for the...

Marquette County YMCA Update

MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Lisa Coombs-Gerou, Executive Director of the Marquette County YMCA, joined Sunny 101.9′s Mark and Walt in the Morning to prove that the “Y” ain’t what it used to be! She tol...

Marquette Township Hosting A Special Community Day

MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Marquette Township officials are planning a special day focusing on recent upgrades at one of the township’s most popular ballfields as well as other activities. LeAnne Kachmarsky, chair of t...

Upper Michigan Congressman Dan Benishek Weighs In On The Debt Ceiling Debate

MARQUETTE, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – Upper Michigan Congressman Dan Benishek joined Sunny 101.9′s Mark & Walt in the Morning today for an exclusive interview discussing the current debate over raising the debt ceiling going...
NOAA Satellite Photo of Smoke Over U.P.

Canadian Forest Fires Causing Smoke over Upper Peninsula

Northern Michigan - 7-19-2011 - Canadian Forest Fires Causing Smoke over U.P. A heavy layer of smoke covering the Central and Western Upper Peninsula is...

A Golden U.P. Treasure This West Ishpeming Sunrise

Ishpeming - June 14, 2011 -  I was in awe watching these two beautiful sunrise moments on June 14 in West Ishpeming.  I was hoping to wash the dust off my Buick. So while sipping my second cup of Holiday Pantry coffee I passed the West Ishpeming car wash realizing it was a bit early.  [...]

Labatt Blue Light Major League Bat on the Morning Show

Join Mark and Walt on Sunny 101.9 WKQS over the next few weeks for your chance at an authentic Major League bat from Labatt...

2011 Ishpeming Football Schedule Released

 The defending Mid-Pen Conference football champions will open the 2011 campaign August 26th, facing their traditional opening opponent Iron Mountain. Highlights of the 2011 season...

Lightning Closes Library for July 18th

Heavy storms across the central Upper Peninsula Sunday night caused limited power outages in Marquette County.  There was, however, one noteworthy exception with the...

WFXD sponsors Skandia Days 2011 and Record Numbers Turned Out for the Annual Skandia...

Skandia – July 16, 2011 - The weather was picture perfect for the annual Skandia Days celebration in Skandia Michigan. The Skandia Lions club, the local Hoof Tracks 4-H club, various local businesses such as WFXD Radio 103.3fm The Country Extreme, and hundreds from around the area come out for an afternoon of fun. The [...]