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Scalcucci retires from First National Bank & Trust in IR
Business
IRON RIVER – Gary Scalcucci, assistant vice president/loan officer for 14 years at First National Bank & Trust's Iron River office, has retired after 25 total years in banking. Scalcucci’s banking knowledge and professionalism, as well as his genuine care for people, made a lasting ...
Friends of the Florence County K9 Unit list events
Local News
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Friends of the Florence County K9 Unit recently had their year-end committee meeting and reflected on another successful year supporting the Florence County Sheriff’s Office K9 program. Thanks to continued community support, 2025 was a strong year for the ...
Average mortgage rate edges higher but still near 3-year low
Business
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.09% from 6.06% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged ...
Zelenskyy says repeated warnings to Europe feel like ‘Groundhog Day’
International News
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent's slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia's invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. Addressing the ...
Prices ticked up in November, a key inflation measure shows
Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated, while consumers spent at a healthy pace. Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up ...