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No injuries reported in structure fire at Canda Manor Apartments

FROM A NEWS RELEASE ISHPEMING – At 4:03 a.m. on Monday, the Ishpeming Fire Department was called out for a structure fire at the Canda Manor Apartments, located at 703 W. Empire St., in Ishpeming. Upon arrival, light smoke was showing from the third floor. Two firefighters made entry and ...

GOP governor candidates pledge to overhaul Michigan schools at forum

DELTA TOWNSHIP — A Christian homeschooling conference offered four Republican gubernatorial candidates a chance to pitch their education plans and tout their conservative bona fides on Saturday. The four Republican candidates attending — former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, US Rep. ...

Michigan copper was critical to Union victory in Civil War

Editors note: Four Upper Peninsula newspapers are running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. This week’s comes from the Mining Mining Gazette in Houghton. By the mid-19th century, the United States had become an industrialized ...

The National Road connected a young nation

Editor’s note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...