MARQUETTE – Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase online through Recreation.gov beginning Thursday. Details about designated cutting areas, dates, and types of trees that may be cut may be found at Recreation.gov. To purchase a Christmas tree permit, visit Recreation.gov and ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Veterans, their families and community members can meet with Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center leaders during seven town halls scheduled across Northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula Dec. 8-10. The sessions will give attendees an opportunity to ask questions, ...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio won the race Tuesday to serve as House Republican leader as the GOP prepares for its new role in the minority. Jordan, who serves as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a secret ballot election of ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has acquired nearly 10,000 acres of forests, wetlands and culturally significant land through the recent purchase of property previously held by The Nature Conservancy in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Locally known as Keweenaw Point State Lands, ...
GWINN — Gwinn Area Community Schools has now failed five consecutive attempts to pass a 1.89 mils bond proposal past area voters, this time by only 14 votes. In a statement released on Wednesday morning after election results came in, Superintendent Dr. Sara Croney said that “As a ...
LANSING – Michigan lawmakers have proposed an income tax credit for family caregivers facing financial burdens from tending to loved ones. AARP Michigan has been pushing the proposal that would give eligible caregivers a tax credit of up to 30% of their qualified expenses for family care services. The organization “is supporting legislation which would provide a maximum $2,000 non-refundable tax credit to family caregivers with out-of-pocket costs while caring for a loved one,” said Jason Lachowski, the associate state director of government affairs for AARP Michigan. The ...
