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Michigan to again offer children free summer food programs

Local News

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan children will continue to benefit from free, healthy and nutritious meals during the summer months in 2026, the Michigan Department of Education announced. MDE will offer meals through two programs that are part of the Summer Food Service Program. The first is ...

Meeting Tuesday of the Menominee County Dems

Local News

MENOMINEE — Menominee County Democratic Party will meet from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the ground-floor meeting room behind the front desk at Spies Public Library, 940 First St. in Menominee. Hors d’oeuvres and socializing will take place starting at 5 p.m. Those who wish to attend ...

Marquette road to be closed for salamander migration

Local News

MARQUETTE — The city of Marquette will close a portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park starting Sunday to facilitate the safe migration of the blue-spotted salamander. The closure occurs in cooperation with the Superior Watershed Partnership and the Northern Michigan University ...

Stocks slide after early rise

Business

Wall Street's losses deepened Friday as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% after having been up as much as 0.9% in the early going. The benchmark index is now down ...

Mortgage rate rises to 6.11%, where it was five weeks ago

Business

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, reflecting ongoing bond market jitters over the war with Iran. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate ticked up to 6.11% from 6% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged ...

Two UP businesses gain $10K grants through FNB

Business

IRON MOUNTAIN – First National Bank & Trust has secured $10,000 grants for Proformance Pros LLC and Kopach Filters LLC through the 2025 Elevate Small Business Grant program from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. Wes Stripling, community bank president for the Menominee ...