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About 100 people participated in the 5th Annual Rodeo Run Saturday, Aug. 3. The event kicked off the 145th anniversary celebration festivities in downtown Marquette. Fifty-four runners competed in the
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The City of Marquette turned 145 years old Feb. 9, 2019. The town was founded in 1874 by a group of interested pioneers. However, the settling of the area around
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From the Smoky Valley Riders Rodeo Friday and Saturday nights to the City Park, events at Marquette’s 145th Anniversary attracted good crowds. Watch for the Wednesday, Aug. 14, edition for
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Treygan Birdsong of Marquette brought home two second place trophies, winning the positions in the short track, and ½-mile races the nights of July 25 and 26 at the American
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Can organizers of this year’s 145th anniversary party duplicate the crowd that turned out in 1954 to celebrate the town’s founding? The 80th anniversary celebration attracted an estimated 5,000 people
Read moreCalling all cowboys and cowgirls. The 42nd annual Smoky Valley Saddle Club Rodeo gallops into Marquette as part of the town’s 145th anniversary celebration. The action is set for Aug.
Read moreMcPHERSON — A former Marquette city clerk who was abruptly dismissed from her job in March was arrested this past week and is now scheduled to appear before a McPherson
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It was October of 1869 when the young 29-year-old Peter Frederick Lindh (known as “P. F.”) arrived in the northwest corner of McPherson County to claim his homestead. Born in
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