Dear Annie: My friend insists on splitting every restaurant bill "evenly," no matter what. The problem is, she always orders cocktails and appetizers, while I usually stick to one entree. Last week, my $22 dinner somehow became $48 after the "split." When I suggested we each pay for what ...
HOUGHTON COUNTY — Children’s author and online educator, Annette Gendler is visiting the Keweenaw today and tomorrow. She make an appearance tonight at Temple Jacob in Hancock, and at the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton Friday. Gendler is the author of “Natalie and the Nazi ...
HANCOCK – Michigan Special Olympics Area 39 has scheduled a movie night and silent auction fundraiser for Sat. April 18, from 6-9 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater/Fifth and Elm, at 426 Quincy Street in Hancock. The event is to support Special Olympics athletes. The featured movie is based on a ...
ESCANABA — Travelers who booked flights through the Delta County Airport, in Escanaba, have been forced to make other arrangements due to recent flooding. As of Wednesday, runways at the Delta County Airport were closed to air traffic after experiencing what Airport Manager Ashleigh Young ...
CALUMET TOWNSHIP – Officials in Calumet Township and the villages of Calumet and Laurium are continuing their efforts to consolidate their fire departments into one authority. At the December, 2025 Village Council meeting, Laurium Village Manager Ian Lewis submitted proposed Articles of ...
MARQUETTE — A $1.2 million decline in state grant funding to combat invasive species is challenging conservation organizations to rethink how they protect forests, waterways and communities. Michigan awarded $2.4 million in grant funding for invasive species control in 2026, down from $3.6 ...