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Copper Shores 2023 recreation and facilities grant recipients

Press release Copper Shores Community Health Foundation has awarded four grants to Copper Country institutions in response to its Community Recreation and Facilities Request for Proposals (RFP) that was released in January of 2023. This RFP is specifically addressing Copper Shores’ long-term sustainability goal of healthy living. Community health grants provide support for local activities or opportunities that promote healthy lifestyles which improve the overall health of a community. Four organizations were selected as recipients and will use the funding as follows: • ...

Charge by mile, not tank?

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still hasn’t bought in. Margaret Burroughs, 85, said she has no intention of inserting a tracking device on her Nissan Murano to record the miles she drives to get groceries or attend needlepoint meetings. She figures it’s far less hassle to just pay at the pump, as Americans have done for more than a century. “It’s probably a ...

Wall Street drifts as central banks crank interest rates higher

NEW YORK — Stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday as central banks around the world keep cranking interest rates higher in their fight against inflation. The S&P 500 rose 16.20, or 0.4%, to 4,381.89, even though the majority of stocks fell. A rebound for technology stocks helped to overshadow losses elsewhere in the market and keep the benchmark index afloat. The gains for high-growth stocks also drove the Nasdaq composite to a market-leading gain of 128.41 points, or 1%, to 13,630.61. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.81, or less than 0.1%, to ...

L’Anse store offers wide selection of fishing gear

By GARRETT NEESE gneese@mininggazette.com L’ANSE — Indian Country Sports’ ethos is summed up in five words: Hunt, fish, camp, paddle, play. Owners Tammy and Kevin Engelhardt have run the L’Anse outdoors store for almost eight years. Their daughter Ashley Engelhardt works as manager. “We are very customer service-oriented, and we treat our customers more like family,” Tammy said. People routinely tell them Indian Country has the largest selection of fishing supply gear in the region, including Mepps products, Swedish Pimples and Moonshine lures and ...

Stellantis recalls nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide due to fire risk

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off. The company is recalling certain Cherokees from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Water can get into the liftgate control computer, causing an electrical short that can touch off a fire. The company says it hasn’t developed a fix yet. Owners will get notification letters starting June 30. Stellantis says the problem was caught in a routine review of customer ...

Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election lies

DENVER (AP) — Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the United States for nearly three years. Several similar lawsuits are teed up against those who have spread election lies, including another against Fox. The plaintiffs range from a different voting technology company to Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of tampering with the vote count in that state. The ...