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Central U.P. Regional Housing Partnership urges residents to take statewide housing survey

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ESCANABA – The Central U.P. Regional Housing Partnership is calling on residents, business owners, leaders, and others from across the region to take part in a statewide survey that will help shape Michigan's next housing plan. The survey, launched by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, is open now and available to everyone. The survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/353RD8F The survey is one of the first opportunities for residents across Michigan to help shape Michigan's next Statewide Housing Plan (SHP 2.0). Locally, it continues the engagement that ...

Superiorland Yesterdays

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30 years ago MARQUETTE – Marquette County will study how much it would cost to pay probate court workers for being on call at night and on the weekends. The in-house review was ordered by the Marquette County Board’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday after four unionized probation officers and two non-union supervisors asked for compensation. 60 years ago MARQUETTE – Unemployment in the eastern half of Marquette County was up slightly in June over May totals, but was much lower than in June last year. According to Frank B. Paitl, manager of the Michigan Employment Security ...

Summer forecast is ‘normal’ as hottest days lie ahead

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The National Weather Service has a neutral outlook on temperatures in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin for the rest of summer, but slightly favors below-normal rainfall. For the near term, extreme heat is expected this week, with highs into the upper 90s on today and Tuesday dropping off slightly by mid-week. There’s a chance of thunderstorms this weekend. “Many (Midwest) cities may set new highs for the year,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. “Daily records may also be challenged or broken in some locations, despite this being one of ...

UPW’s Casino Clash to be held July 25

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MARQUETTE — Still reeling from the success of April’s MarquetteMania IV, the UPW is set to return for the first ever Casino Clash on Saturday, July 25 at the Ojibwa Casino Event Center, located at 105 Acre Trail in Marquette. “Following the success of MarquetteMania IV, which drew ...