NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices leveled off. Retail sales rose 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain in April, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday. Sales got a boost from ...
ESCANABA -- The memoir of a local man who is a Swedish immigrant and Christian pastor is available for sale after being edited in Marquette, self-published and printed in Escanaba. "Sweden to USA: Faith and Adventure" is Bo Lange's fourth book, but it's his most personal one yet. His ...
Recent property transactions in Delta County — BALDWIN TOWNSHIP Warranty deed: grantor – James L. Peltier, Chad W. Peltier, Joseph C. Peltier, Adam J. Peltier, Daniel C. Peltier, Charlotte J. Peltier, Kathleen Anne Easton, James Gibbs Jr., Thomas J. Gibbs, Karen Trottier, Mid Peninsula School District, grantee – Scott J. Hanson, Baldwin Township. BARK RIVER TOWNSHIP Warranty deed: grantor – Adam M. Kaysen, grantee – Bark River Township, Lots 4-6, Block 2, Village of Bark River, Bark River Township. Warranty deed: grantor – Donald L. Hasting, grantee – Bark River ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image. "It feels like you're stepping back into his world," Ward said of the grounds in Hyde Park, New York, that once were home to the Roosevelt family. "The library and home collections reflect all his many interests — stamps, coins, birds he shot and had stuffed as a boy, model ships, children's books, books ...
ESCANABA — Delta County voters will be asked to renew a countywide millage on the Aug. 4 ballot that helps fund recycling, composting and household hazardous waste programs at Delta Wide Recycling. The Delta Solid Waste Management Authority (DSWMA) oversees the Delta County Landfill, , ...
GLADSTONE -- Discussions of a budget amendment dominated the Gladstone Area Schools Board of Education meeting that also included some staff hires on Monday. Each year, school districts outline a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. However, without knowing exactly how much revenue will be ...
