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The Sand Lot offers more than beach-style volleyball

NIAGARA, Wis. — When Claire Rhode purchased the property at 690 Main St. in Niagara in 2023, it was just going to be a place for outdoor beach-style volleyball. Since that time, The Sand Lot has grown to encompass much more. “When I first started, I played volleyball a lot. The property ...

Trump’s touted tax refunds likely to be eaten up by gas hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to eat up those refunds, leaving most Americans with little extra to ...

UPCC selects Waldrop as Apprentice of the Year

HARRIS – The Upper Peninsula Construction Council had its annual Apprentice of the Year banquet Saturday at the Island Resort and Casino to recognize outstanding apprentices in the construction industry. Brandon Waldrop of UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 111 was named Apprentice of the ...

High oil prices knock down stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% to close its fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak in a year. The Dow Jones ...