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Michigan budget deal may be near

While firm details are scarce, Michigan’s respective legislative leaders and the state’s budget office signaled Tuesday that they have a framework for a deal on the 2026-27 fiscal year budget. An agreement was not far off, House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, said during a news ...

Bates Township receives aid to move Township Hall

A project to relocate and restore the historic Bates Township Hall in Iron County will be assisted by a $250,000 federal grant. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Michigan State Director Dom Restuccia announced the award Tuesday while Rural Development was co-hosting an ...

Bacco selected for EK water service line project

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bacco Construction Co. of Iron Mountain will be the contractor on a $3.6 million project to replace an estimated 368 water service lines in East Kingsford. Bacco was the low bidder at $2,881,517 among seven firms that submitted proposals. Breitung Township Board on Monday ...

Remember when?

A rare 1909 photograph provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum documents a glimpse into everyday life in the community of Hardwood. The image shows the hotel and saloon that once served as a center of activity in the small settlement during the early 20th century. The postcard, ...

Grant-funded program extends tech ed to middle schools

Five area school districts are among 17 in the Upper Peninsula adding new equipment and classrooms in the next few months to extend manufacturing training into middle school grades after receiving roughly $160,000 to almost $235,000 from the state. The funding comes from $24.2 million in ...

Justices reject requiring higher prices in tax foreclosure sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an effort to change tax foreclosure sales to let homeowners to keep more money when their property is sold to recoup unpaid taxes. The high court ruled against a sweeping argument from a Michigan family whose house was sold for less ...