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House of Ludington inspected; future yet to be determined

Local News

ESCANABA — The fate of what remains of the House of Ludington is yet unknown. Fundraisers for the people immediately affected — the nine displaced tenants and 14 employees — are underway. A large and difficult-to-battle fire had raged on the upper floor of the historic building — ...

Gladstone DDA plans for train-themed mini park

Local News

GLADSTONE — In back-to-back Gladstone City Commission meetings Monday evening, three commissioners were sworn in for new terms and the Downtown Development Authority was granted permission to apply for a grant to help develop a small, train-themed park in the city. The organizational ...

Lights in the Park returns in Rapid River

Local News

RAPID RIVER — Rapid River Business Association's Lights in the Park Christmas display is well underway. For the first three Saturdays in December, the Rapid River Business Association hosts the free drive-through display in the Masonville Township Park in Rapid River. Attendees can drive ...

Rural Michigan broadband access to jump with $920M in fed funding

Local News

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Efforts to expand high-speed internet across rural northern Michigan will get a $920 million boost from a federal grant, which over the next four ...

Review: Players de Noc shows worth adding to holiday list

Community

I understand that this is a very busy time of year for all of us, but I have just one more thing to add to your holiday list. Go see Players de Noc’s family-friendly production(s) of “The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off!” and “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," now being performed at the ...

West Michigan sees signs that economic momentum slowing

Business News

West Michigan remains a leader in job and population growth across Michigan, but there are signs momentum has slowed amid staffing challenges, tariffs and the rise of artificial intelligence. Forty-six percent of Grand Rapids-area companies said in 2025 they were planning to expand, down from ...