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Walk-in option available at UP unemployment office

LANSING — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency is expanding in-person service by introducing a new walk-in option at all 12 local offices throughout the state, including Marquette. This marks the first time since before the pandemic that walk-in service has been available for all offices, restoring accessibility while continuing safety improvements introduced in recent years. Workers can choose to schedule an appointment up to 14 days in advance or walk in without an appointment. Appointments remain the priority, but walk-ins are welcome as capacity allows. All offices are ...

Toll rollback coming Oct. 31 to the International Bridge

SAULT STE. MARIE — Tolls on the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie will be rolled back for 24 hours during Halloween. “This is an opportunity to recognize and support the communities we share,” Bridge Director Peter Petäinen said. “We’re going back to opening prices to recognize the longstanding connection between the two Saults, making the bridge more accessible on both sides of the border. The bridge is here, as we have been since 1962, and we’re proud to continue supporting that important link for both Saults equally, now and into the future.” From midnight to ...

IR food pantry gets mini-grant

Veteran on UP Honor Flight reflects on love, loss and service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amongst the stories veterans carried on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight was one of young love and endurance. Arthur “Art” Davey and his daughter, Gina Trainor, attended Mission XXIX of the UP Honor Flight on Wednesday. Davey is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force ...

Three to be inducted into BTS Hall of Fame

KINGSFORD — Richard Berlinski, Alvin “Dutch” Cummings and Debbie Poulson will be the third class of inductees into the Breitung Township Schools Achievement Hall of Fame, district officials announced. The event will be Friday, Oct. 9, with a social time beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ...

Motorist hits West Iron school bus

A 27-year-old Iron County woman was treated for injuries after the Saturn Aura she was driving rear-ended a West Iron County Public Schools bus on U.S. 2 near Sunset Lake Road early Monday, according to the Iron County Sheriff's Office. The driver of the bus and one student passenger were not injured, the sheriff's office said in a news release. "Preliminary investigation shows the bus was stopped with the stop arm and flashing red lights activated at the time of the accident," the news release stated. Deputies were dispatched to the site at about 7 a.m. and investigation ...