CHICAGO — They first dated 50 years ago. But it was only late last year that Steve Watts got up the nerve to pop the question to Jeanne Gustavson. She thought she misheard. So she made him repeat it. “Well, of course, I’ll marry you!” she told him. Now, the couple who met so long ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette and Negaunee senior centers have teamed up with American Association of Retired Persons, AARP, to provide persons 50 years of age and older with free assistance in doing their taxes. “You think about people living on a fixed income, or people that may not have ...

LANSING — Strapped for cash? The answer could be waiting in your backyard. In some states, including Michigan, the Department of Natural Resources runs an annual seed collection program. Anyone with a dry container can collect pine cones and seeds from trees and redeem them for ...

LANSING — Before becoming a grant manager and analyst for the state Housing Development Authority, Veronica Depotty counseled homebuyers herself. “I had a young couple who were in their 20s and had some very small children under the ages of 10,” Depotty said. “They were living in a ...

MARQUETTE — The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning hosted a historical presentation at the Peter White Public Library on Feb. 3 that featured Marquette native Tyler Tichelaar speaking about the main subject in his book, “Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man.” “I’ve always ...

LANSING — When the Civil War erupted, Michigan was one of the first — perhaps the first — state to send troops to Washington in response to President Abraham Lincoln’s urgent plea for help. “Thank God for Michigan,” Lincoln supposedly said when the 1st Michigan Infantry ...