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The Saint Vincent dePaul organization in Baraga County celebrated a major expansion Wednesday with the dedication of its new food pantry. The pantry is located in the former Snyder Drug Store on Broad Street. The building had been empty for six years, after the pharmacy was purchased by Pamida. Saint …

The endowment of the Portage Health Foundation has received another boost. An additional 3.1-million dollars from the sale of Portage Health Hospital to LifePoint Hospitals has been deposited. That pushes the assets of the Foundation to nearly 60-million dollars. The Portage Health Foundation became a stand-alone entity when Portage Health …

If you are planning on crossing the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge over the next couple of days, you may see fire department equipment and staff on the bridge for equipment tests. The tests are planned for today and tomorrow to see how a water piping system will respond to …

For the full story, see http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2015/june/parade-nations-announces-its-2015-theme.html. The theme for this year’s Parade of Nations will be World of Lore and Legends, featuring dragons, serpents and a host of other mythical characters a The Parade of Nations and the Multicultural Festival that follows in the Dee Stadium is scheduled for Saturday, …

For the full story at Tech Today, go to http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/ttoday/?issue=20150603 A group of Keweenaw Bay Indian Community students got a first-hand look into possible STEM careers while on Isle Royale National Park. Tech Today reports that 13 KBIC youth went with a team from Michigan Tech to the island last week. …

The Michigan Department of Corrections is charged with sending a problematic prisoner to an Upper Peninsula prison to get rid of him. 52-year-old Kevin King had been helping other prisoners with legal complaints against the system. King had been personally awarded nearly $1,500 for violation of his First Amendment rights. …

Visitors to Deer Tracks Junction in Cedar Springs will get a glimpse of a rare fawn Wednesday. Dragon was born at the Junction less than two weeks ago with a white face, legs and underside. Its mother is a special whitetail deer known as a Piebald, which carries a genetic …

Maggots have been found at another state prison serviced by private food vendor, Aramark Correctional Services. Department of Corrections officials say maggots were discovered in raw potatoes at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson on Tuesday. Last year, maggots were found in food at three state prisons served …

Another series of bills making up House Speaker Kevin Cotter’s road funding plan were aired before a special road funding committee Tuesday. One of them would do away with the Earned Income Tax Credit, which was scaled back a few years ago. Two others would call for moving new revenue …

A legislative conference committee has approved a $13.9 billion spending bill for K-12 education in the state. The measure provides between $70 and $140 per pupil additional funding through the 2x formula giving more to lower-funded districts. The total does not include $50 million set aside to either address Detroit …