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DSISD students complete Escanaba Home through Build U.P. Partnership

ESCANABA — Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District building trades students have completed a new home at 820 Willow Creek Road, in Escanaba, through a program that connects interactive learning with real housing impact in the community. The roughly 1,600 square-foot home was built by students in the district’s career and technical education program with funding support from InvestUP’s Build U.P. program, which provided $200,000 toward the project cost. Beyond creating a new home for the market, the work gave students direct exposure to framing, electrical, roofing, HVAC, ...

USDA Rural Development, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement to host community engagement event

MARQUETTE — U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Michigan State Director Dom Restuccia and U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Senior Advisor Jason Allen will host a community engagement event in Marquette. An Upper Peninsula community funding announcement and rural opportunity zone round table
 is planned from 10:30-11:30 a.m. today, in the 
Kaufman Block Building, also known as the Flagstar Building, located at 101 W. Washington St., in Marquette.

Lane closure on International Bridge for maintenance work

SAULT STE. MARIE – One lane of alternating traffic will be open on a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this summer during ongoing maintenance work, including painting of the lower U.S. arch steel and bridge deck resurfacing. A portion of one lane on the south side of the U.S. arch and U.S bridge approach will be closed due to the work and staging of necessary equipment. One lane of alternating traffic will be maintained using temporary traffic signals. The lane closure will be in place from Monday through Thursday each week. All lanes will be open Friday through ...

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Bay College notes Winter 2026 graduates

ESCANABA – Bay de Noc Community College proudly announces the names of the students who have completed all the requirements for an Associate Degree or Certificate during the Winter 2026 semester. This winter, the college conferred 200 degrees and certificates, marking the highest number of ...

Gartners Gallery marks grand opening of Marquette location

MARQUETTE – The Lake Superior Community Partnership joined Gartners Gallery on Thursday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of its Marquette location at 4250 US 41 West, the former Kubota building. The grand opening marks an expansion for the family-owned business, ...