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Tabulator replaced

BARK RIVER — Residents of Bark River Township who went to vote shortly before noon on Election Day encountered a hiccup — the ballot tabulator was broken. Voters were asked to complete their ballots and leave them at the polling station, where they were placed in a lockbox to be counted ...

Casting votes

DELTA COUNTY — All citizens who have not voted early or by absentee ballot may do so tomorrow. Tuesday is Election Day; the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is a midterm general election. Races on the ballot are those for Michigan governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, ...

Sweetening the U.P.

IRON MOUNTAIN — Heather Nelson recently quit her job to devote herself to her real passion: her bakery business, U.P. Sweets LLC. "I took a gamble, leaving my full-time job to make this my full-time job," Nelson said. She previously worked at Bellin Health and was a certified nursing ...

Michigan’s free community college shuts out rural universities, they want in

A high school graduate living in the Upper Peninsula may consider enrolling at a community college but the drive across the vast, rural region may stop them: Depending on where they live, it could be a several-hour roundtrip commute. That's one reason why Northern Michigan University, Lake Superior State University and Michigan Technological University have for decades granted scores of associate degrees and skills certificates to students. Ferris State University, in rural west Michigan about a two-hour roundtrip drive from the nearest community college, has also offered associate ...