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Marquette’s Westwood Mall designated a blighted property

MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Marquette Township Board has voted to designate the Westwood Mall as a blighted property. The mall experienced a partial roof cave-in in late February due to snow accumulation. By designating the property as blighted, the board has opened up the property to ...

Michigan absenteeism inches down; 1 in 4 still miss too much school

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Chronic absenteeism in Michigan schools dropped slightly last year, but more than a fourth of students are still missing a lot of ...

Meetings set for this week

Sagola Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. today at the Sagola Township Community Building on the township’s proposed master plan update. For more, go to sagolatownship.com. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Items on the agenda include a ROP to analyze future sewer infrastructure for development at the south end of Stephenson Avenue, setting a public hearing to authorize fees for repeated false fire alarm responses, seeking bids for sand and gravel and ...

Flivver Foundation for Success Scholarship established at KHS

KINGSFORD — The Flivver Foundation for Success has established a new scholarship program designed to reward well-rounded Kingsford High School graduating seniors as they pursue higher education. The inaugural Flivver Foundation for Success Scholarship will be awarded in the spring of 2027. It will be seamlessly integrated into the school’s existing Universal Scholarship Application process, allowing eligible seniors to apply automatically during the standard spring application window. To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must be a graduating Kingsford High School senior ...

Rising gas prices frustrate voters ahead of midterms

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn’t require difficult decisions. “Is it going to be groceries this week?” the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver asked as he watched the numbers tick higher. “Is ...