Small businesses in EUP receive over $215,000 in grants

Forty-six small businesses across the Eastern Upper Peninsula have received more than $215,000 in direct grants through the final round of the Small Business Support Hub program. Applications were accepted from June 16 to August 15, 2025. Notifications of awards were...

Volunteers rally for food aid as SNAP funding halts

By Carol Stiffler Volunteers are working as fast as they can to gather food and funds for food for low-income households in Luce and Mackinac counties. They’ve got a matter of days left before area residents feel the pinch of not receiving Supplemental Nutrition...

Obituaries for the week of 10/29/2025

Cassie Lynn Moses July 7, 1983 – October 13, 2025 Cassie Lynn Moses, 42, of Engadine, died Monday afternoon, October 13, 2025 at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. Cassie was born July 7, 1983 in Manistique, daughter of Jacob and Diane (Selby) Moses. Cassie fought a 38-year...

Curt Taylor receives 2025 Luce County Veteran Award

By Sterling McGinn U. S. Navy Veteran and business owner Curt Taylor received the 2025 Luce County Veteran Community Service Award at the 12th Annual Luce County Veterans Services Office Veterans Appreciation Dinner, which took place in the James Lone Hall at American...