IRON MOUNTAIN — The 12th-annual Oktoberfest kicks off at noon today and continues through 9 p.m. in downtown Iron Mountain. The day will be filled with live music, German food and drinks, competitions, children's activities and games. Music starts at noon with local artists Norton & ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 5% in August, down from 5.2% in July and 5.4% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. DTMB data showed 6,700 unemployed in the U.P. in August, down by 300 from July. The size of the region’s civilian labor force fell to 133,100 in August, down by 800 over the month. Similar trends were observed across the state. “Michigan regional unemployment rate reductions were primarily influenced by workforce declines over the ...
An electric rate hike proposed by Upper Peninsula Power Co. would increase rates for residential customers by 15.6%, according to Michigan Attorney General Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has filed testimony against the request. UPPCO is seeking a $17.3 million increase through the ...
A report filed with federal regulators estimates an August gas leak on Enbridge’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin will cost at least $15.1 million. An accident report filed by Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership on Thursday to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials ...
MARQUETTE — Jackson Karki, the 19-year-old chairman of the Marquette County Republican Party, has resigned after a series of posts on social media venting frustration about the atmosphere for the GOP going into the midterms. On his Red Lion Politics page on X, formerly Twitter, Karki ...
LANSING – While Michigan has more than 45 air quality monitoring stations operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, only two are in the Upper Peninsula. That raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that ...
