Appointments made to state boards and commissions
MARQUETTE — An Upper Peninsula resident has been appointed to a key state commission by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer also named a member of the Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees. George Lindquist of Negaunee was named to the Natural Resources Commission. He is retired and a past president of Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Lindquist is a member of U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County, the Big Bay Sportsmen’s Club and the U.P. Sportsmen’s Alliance. Lindquist previously served on the Lake Superior Citizens Advisory Council, the West U.P Citizen’s Advisory ...
Mortgage rate remains 7.4%, still at highest level since late 2023
Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was unchanged from last week at 7.40%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was ...
We Energies customers to get electric bill credits
MILWAUKEE — We Energies electric customers will receive more than $32 million in automatic bill credits this fall, thanks to lower-than-expected fuel costs. A typical residential customer will receive a credit of about $13 to $14, depending on electricity use, according to a We Energies news release. Credits will be based on electricity used in October and will appear automatically on customers’ October or November bills, based on their billing cycle. Electric rates include an estimate of the fuel costs needed to generate electricity. When actual fuel costs are lower than the ...
El-Sayed’s Senate campaign makes a stop in Iron Mountain
In a Michigan Senate campaign marked by negative advertising, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed visited Iron Mountain on Thursday to say “my name is not the reason” for the nation’s problems. His emphasis throughout the rally was that Americans shouldn’t struggle to afford groceries, housing ...
Volunteers sought in search for missing Alger County woman
MUNISING — The search for an Alger County woman missing since August 2025 will continue later this month as authorities ask volunteers to aid in another ground search. Volunteers are to meet at 9 a.m. Eastern time Saturday, Oct. 24, at 16 Mile Lake Fire Hall in Munising. Starla Goings, ...