WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued this week without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across ...
MARQUETTE — The Keweenaw County community of Ahmeek is among a trio of Upper Peninsula municipalities that are among more than two dozen statewide to receive state grants for road repair. The Village of Ahmeek was awarded $101,956 to repair Wright and Hubbell streets. Also in the western UP, ...
ONTONAGON — U.P. Michigan Works! announced the new location for the Ontonagon office will be 426 River St.effective Nov. 10. Operations will begin immediately and U.P. Michigan Works! services will continue for Ontonagon County residents, but the office is no longer accepting walk-in and ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Several years ago, in my early 80s, my gynecologist told me (like all women who mainly stayed indoors) that I should be taking 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily. Yet today, I read an article warning that many people are overdosing on vitamin D. Is this really a concern? — ...
Dear Annie: My granddaughter dated a young man for four years before breaking things off about a year ago. During that time, he became part of our family in many ways. Even after the breakup, he continued coming to church with us every Sunday. In fact, we've grown closer in the past year, ...
HOUGHTON - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has place the traffic signal on M-26 at Houghton Canal Road in Houghton into flash mode for the season as of early this morning. The signal will flash yellow for M-26 and flash red for Houghton Canal Road for the winter season. ...