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Home Heating Tax Credit filing deadline is Sept. 30

LANSING — Michigan renters and homeowners have until Wednesday, Sept. 30, to submit a Home Heating Tax Credit claim.  This credit helps eligible low-income households save money on energy costs during Michigan’s colder months.    Last year, the average qualifying household received $171 in assistance, most often applied directly to utility bills. Some energy providers will also automatically provide claimants a residential income assistance credit that can be worth up to $20 monthly. Food assistance recipients who are seniors, disabled, or veterans ...

Breitung school board to meet Friday

KINGSFORD — Breitung Township Schools Board of Education will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday in the Media Center at Kingsford High School. The purpose of the special meeting is to consider hiring decisions and other regular business.

Civic leadership opportunities expanded at two community colleges

ESCANABA — Bay College in Escanaba and Gogebic Community College are partnering to give students in the western Upper Peninsula the opportunity to participate in an innovative, co-curricular program called the Civics Corps, which has been in operation at Bay College since 2020. Starting this fall semester, GCC students will have the opportunity to participate virtually alongside Bay College students as they design and host "Veterans Speak," an intergenerational program that brings together veterans of different ages to share about their experiences each November. In spring semesters, ...

Former church to serve as support center in Quinnesec

QUINNESEC — A former Quinnesec church that sat vacant for years is getting a new purpose — not as a traditional event center or conventional nonprofit — but as a place where any person or group can find a helping hand. That’s the vision behind Lavender Skies, a new nonprofit formed ...

Appeals court allows Iron County sex abuse case to go forward

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Michigan Court of Appeals has turned away a man’s challenge to Iron County charges that in March 2025 accused him of sexually abusing twin infants. Tyler Cotton, 33, then of Gaastra, had argued he should not have been bound over for trial on two counts of criminal sexual conduct-first degree because no evidence was presented his acts “had a sexual purpose.” He further contended he had been medically treating the infants. CSC-1 is a felony that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a minimum penalty of 25 years if convicted. According to the ...

Labor Day gas fill up to cost about $11 more this year

Labor Day weekend travelers in Michigan will pay about $11 more for a 13-gallon fill up than a year ago, as gasoline prices are up an average of 87 cents from this time last year, according to AAA-The Auto Club Group Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.17 per gallon for regular ...