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Average mortgage rate climbs to highest level in 13 months

Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose 6.71% from 6.66% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was ...

Forest Service closing 23 research facilities

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research and development stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump that is intended to trim costs and concentrate the agency’s resources in Western states, officials ...

Tech stocks lead a rally on Wall Street

Stocks on Wall Street closed higher Thursday as a recent run-up in bond yields eased further and big technology companies rallied, helping the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite ...

Youth Market Livestock Show to highlight fair’s first full day

NORWAY — The animals are ready, the rides are spinning and the action is heating up — today is Youth Day at the 2026 Dickinson County Fair in Norway. Whether coming for the animals, the exhibits, the carnival rides, the music or simply a day of fun with family and friends — Youth ...

Ribbon-cutting at The Other Side Plant Shop’s new location in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Other Side Plant Shop has a new home at 127 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain, where the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate. Owned by Amy Bergman, The Other Side Plant Shop has continued to grow since first opening ...