HANCOCK — The pursuit of land for student construction projects was approved at the regular meeting of the Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) Board of Education Tuesday. The purchases would provide land for students to construct more houses as part of the Career, Tech, ...
By BEN GARBACZ bgarbacz@mininggazette.com The Houghton-Portage Township School Board approved a series of bonds that will fund upgrades to school facilities. In November, voters passed a $23 million bond issue by around 30 votes. The bonds will be stretched out to 2031. “For a school to ...
SOUTH RANGE — The village of South Range has much to boast in terms of recent growth and looking forward. George Eakin, president of Village of South Range, provided an update on a local developer's plans to create commercial space, housing, retail space and potentially a drive-through ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet and MI-01) and Nikki Budzinski D-Illinois, introduced a bipartisan bill, the Protect Postal Performance Act, to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from downsizing facilities in underserved areas, provide more oversight over modifications to delivery schedules, and increase public transparency on proposed changes. “For those in Michigan’s First District and other rural areas, timely mail service is essential. Whether it’s for bills, medications, or other vital resources, their mail service must function properly ...
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press PLANTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kim Atchison was hunkered down in her grandmother's storm shelter with her 5-year-old grandson Saturday night in their tiny Alabama hometown of Plantersville when her husband and son raced in. "Get down; get ...
