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Up from the ashes

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 ...

Bergman part of bipartisan bill to prevent Postal Service downsizing

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 ...

Great Lakes Fishing Decree Stands

A federal appeals court ruling means the latest version of the Great Lakes Fishing Decree will stand. The decree deals with the allocation, management, and regulation of certain parts of the Great Lakes governed by the 1836 Treaty of Washington. Under that treaty, Ottawa and Chippewa nations ...

Peters criticizes VA cuts

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has joined Senate colleagues in raising alarm about plans by the Trump administration to cut nearly 20% of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ workforce. In a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins, Peters voiced strong opposition to the Department of Government ...