HOUGHTON — The Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees approved increases in room and board costs at Friday’s meeting. The standard rate for dining and housing combined rose to $13,020, a 3.96% change. That rate, required to be reported to the U.S. Department of Education each ...
NEW YORK — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE NUMBERS The math is mind-boggling ...
MARQUETTE — A free informational meeting on work as caregivers will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the George Shiras III Room at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette, Michigan, and virtually on Zoom. The 30-minute presentation will outline the roles and responsibilities of ...
ESCANABA — The amount of DNA from the virus responsible for COVID-19 that is detectable in Escanaba’s sewer water has risen, ending a downward trend that has lasted since early January. According to the Sentinel Wastewater Epidemiology Evaluation Project (SWEEP), a state-run program that ...
MARQUETTE — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1900 will by Zoom only at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Chapter members will receive the Zoom link by email. Members who are not on the Chapter email distribution and who want to receive the Zoom link and passcode should email ...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Eric Mays, a Flint, Michigan, city council member known for activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public meetings, has died. City officials made the announcement late Saturday, without listing a cause of death. Mays was 65. “This is ...