(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun using genetic testing to track the success of some of its fish-stocking operations. The ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Supporting the educational goals of employees and their families is a core component of The Toro Company’s philanthropic support. As part of this effort, two annual scholarship programs are available to employees and their dependents through both The Toro Company Scholarship Program and the Mike and Tami Hoffman Scholarship Program. The 2026 scholarship recipients in Iron Mountain area are — — Hoffman Scholarship: Payton McMahon, Elliott Kramer, Ella Riley, Emily Kay, Kate Linstad, Hope Schuiteman, and Jasmine Bebo. — TTC Scholarship: Colin Petschar, ...
MARQUETTE — An Upper Peninsula resident has been appointed to a key state commission by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer also named a member of the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees. George Lindquist of Negaunee was named to the Natural Resources Commission. He is retired and a past president of Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Lindquist is a member of U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County, the Big Bay Sportsmen’s Club and the U.P. Sportsmen’s Alliance. Lindquist previously served on the Lake Superior Citizens Advisory Council, the West U.P Citizen’s Advisory ...
Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was unchanged from last week at 7.40%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was ...
MILWAUKEE — We Energies electric customers will receive more than $32 million in automatic bill credits this fall, thanks to lower-than-expected fuel costs. A typical residential customer will receive a credit of about $13 to $14, depending on electricity use, according to a We Energies news release. Credits will be based on electricity used in October and will appear automatically on customers’ October or November bills, based on their billing cycle. Electric rates include an estimate of the fuel costs needed to generate electricity. When actual fuel costs are lower than the ...
