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MDOT invites public comment on draft Five-Year Transportation Program following STC approval

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ESCANABA — Today, the State Transportation Commission (STC) approved posting the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) draft 2027-2031 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP) and interactive map to the MDOT website for public comment. MDOT invites the public to visit the website for more information on the 5YTP, a summary video and options on how to provide comments. Public input on the draft document will be open from July 31 to Aug. 31. The 5YTP contains a list of planned projects for the MDOT Highway Program (state-maintained roads, bridges and facilities), as well as ...

KFC founder Colonel Sanders' signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

National News

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — KFC founder Colonel Sanders ' signature black bow tie, original cash register and dozens of other personal items sold Tuesday night in a public auction, while his former home and another restaurant he owned were up for auction later in the week. With his distinctive wardrobe and goatee, Harland Sanders built global brand recognition for the chain originally known as Kentucky Fried Chicken. He has remained the widely recognized face of the worldwide chain after his death in 1980. "Colonel Sanders was the original celebrity chef," said Bill Menish, whose ...

Malls, once symbols of American consumer culture, are splitting. Some are dying as others thrive

Business News

LIVINGSTON, N.J. (AP) — I wasn't a mall rat. Growing up in the 1970s, I didn't hang out much with my friends at my local mall in New Jersey. The Livingston Mall, which opened in 1972 with stores including Bamberger's, Sears and Hahne & Co., may have been a bustling social scene for my peers. But my mother's trips to the mall were mission-driven: to buy me clothes she called "classic" — loafers and plaid dresses. I called them nerdy. So forget about the era's hottest fads: leather platform wedge sandals, Candie's slide sandals and Puma sneakers. One hot trend my mom let me have? ...

New Isle Royale Heritage Alliance launched

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ISLE ROYALE — National Park Service officials have announced the launch of the Isle Royale Heritage Alliance, a new effort to advance coordinated protection and improvement of Isle Royale National Park's historic structures — approximately 90 cabins, 19 fishery buildings and four lighthouses. The alliance will be powered by volunteers, with coordination by the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, the designated nonprofit park partner for Lake Superior's five national parks. "The Cultural Resources Management Plan and Wilderness Stewardship Plan for the park include a ...

At 103, retired MDOTer Bauer looks back

Local News

SENEY — Driving along what's considered one of the most boring roads in Michigan, you might speed right past a roadside landmark dedicated to a very interesting man. Near the east end of the 25-mile arrow-straight section of M-28 in the middle of Michigan's Upper Peninsula known as the ...