ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution supporting the county's application for disaster assistance related to the March 2026 winter storm that Fox11 in Wisconsin dubbed “Winter Storm Elsa," during which Delta County was under a declared state of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that have left global oil supplies stranded in the Middle East. The elevated price marked a turn from lower oil prices enjoyed briefly when hostilities between the U.S. and Iran waned in June. Brent crude, the international standard, last reached $100 a barrel in May. Companies that produce and sell fresh food, school supplies and anything that gets shipped using fuel ...
GLADSTONE — Members of the community are mourning the loss of Thomas L. Butch, a respected and influential figure whose legacy of leadership, public service and dedication leaves a lasting mark on the community he helped shape. Butch, aged 84, of Gladstone, passed away peacefully on ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong reached five times on two hits and three walks, helping the Chicago Cubs beat Framber Valdez and the Detroit Tigers 11-2 on Tuesday night. Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly each drove in two runs, and Michael Conforto connected for a two-run homer. Dansby Swanson had two hits and scored three times. Chicago collected 11 hits while improving to 23-10 in its last 33 games, bouncing back nicely after losing 8-6 in 10 innings in the series opener on Monday night. Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning for Detroit, which had ...
ROCK -- U.P. Tractor, under new ownership since February, is celebrating with an open house this Friday. Jeffrey and Audrey Litwiller purchased the business in Rock from father and son Alan and Dale Bartlett. The forerunner to the now-established U.P. Tractor was B&L Repair, started by business partners Alan Bruce Bartlett and Darryl Leppanen in 1995 out of Alan's garage. Three years later, Leppanen sold his portion to Bartlett. Bartlett purchased a building in Rock at 14502 M-35 and named the business U.P. Tractor, Inc. in 1998 with his wife Betty and son Dale. Since then, a few ...
GLADSTONE -- At its most recent monthly meeting, the Board of Education for Gladstone Area Schools appointed Mackenzie Pfeiffer to its ranks. She is a professional counselor and brings past experience from cities and small towns. There were several candidates for the board member role, which ...
