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LEO Awards UP Michigan Works!funding to expand Young Professionals program

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has awarded funding to UP Michigan Works! through its Young Professionals and Young Professionals Plus initiatives to help more young people ...
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New U.S. Census offers encouragement as estimates show U.P. population growth in seven counties

New U.S. Census estimates show several Upper Peninsula counties posted population gains between 2021 and 2025, with Luce County seeing the largest percentage increase and Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, ...
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Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices

A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of ...
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Human remains recovered after Stephenson house fire

The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office reported human remains were recovered Thursday following a structure fire on Wednesday. Menominee County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were notified ...
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UP small business owners invited to attend SBAM event

MARQUETTE — The Small Business Association of Michigan’s O2O (Owner2Owner) program is a network designed exclusively for small business owners across the state of Michigan. SBAM hosts 2-3 events ...
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The Trump Surveillance State

The Fourth Amendment protects all persons from warrantless government searches and seizures of their persons, houses, papers ...
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Michigan Municipal League Takes Small Business Initiative across the Central U.P.

The Michigan Municipal League brought its Local Economies initiative to several Central Upper Peninsula communities last week, with visits to Forsyth Township, Ishpeming, Gladstone, Manistique and ...
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Experts warn of ‘big year’ for tick bites, Lyme disease

Some Wisconsin health professionals are bracing for a bad year for Lyme disease, as tick activity was already higher in April ...
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Shooter’s real problem was mental, not political

Shots Fired at Correspondents’ Dinner” dominated TV headlines following the gun attack at the Washington Hilton. Correction: ...
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DIISD Technology Center $6.4M project to begin renovations

This summer, the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Technology Center will begin a $6.4 million renovation, with most of the work scheduled across two construction seasons. The project will ...
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Co-op, MSU Extension to offer food business session

Interested in starting a food business or growing beyond cottage food sales? A free session put on by the MSU Extension staff and the Marquette Food Co-op will include the basics of Michigan’s Cottage ...
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State launches youth initiative

Did you know workers younger than age 18 cannot do several potentially dangerous tasks on the job, such as operate some power ...