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How to boost home value before selling

Real Estate

People considering buying or selling a home are facing a unique market. The real estate market has been in flux for several years, and high interest rates have made it more expensive to borrow. The Mortgage Bankers Association is projecting that 30-year mortgage rates will level out to 6.5 ...

Property transactions for Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

Real Estate

BALDWIN TOWNSHIP Enhanced life estate deed: grantor – Rochelle Ranta, Mark Ranta, grantee – Rochelle Ranta, life estate, Mark Ranta, life estate, Mark J. Ranta and Rochelle A. Ranta Revocable Living Trust, transfer on death, Baldwin Township. BARK RIVER TOWNSHIP Warranty deed: grantor ...

Bitter cold to persist at least until weekend

Local News

ESCANABA — This week’s frigid weather isn’t expected to be a brief cold snap to be taken lightly. Residents would be best advised to be minimize exposure and be prepared against effects of the plunging polar vortex through the end of January. While the term “polar vortex” became ...

Escanaba School Board highlights student achievement

Local News

ESCANABA - The Escanaba School Board on Monday analyzed the district’s academic achievement in student data comparing pre-COVID statistics to last year’s data -- showing a marked improvement. Superintendent Coby Fletcher presented on the data collected in Escanaba Area Public Schools ...

Man convicted of killing 20-year-old woman in 2021 crash

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SAULT STE. MARIE — Following a five-day jury trial, Tanner Dunbar Harrison was found guilty on Friday of one count of second-degree murder, nearly five years after the incident that claimed the life of a 20-year-old women. The case prosecuted by Chippewa County Chief Assistant Prosecutor ...