6/20/2025

UPPER MICHIGN – Agencies across the UP are slated to share in more than $2.6 million dollars of funding through the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential or MiLEAP.14 Family child Care Network hubs will share in that funding, including Community Coordinated Child Care Association of the Upper Peninsula, which will receive $85,000 to help improve program quality, expand access to services and promote long-term business stability. Beverly Walker-Griffea, director of MiLEAP said “MiLEAP is committed to building a child care system that works for every family, and that begins with supporting the providers at the heart of our communities.”

6/20/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - Two weeks away from the Fourth of July. AAA of Michigan estimates busier roads and airports than last year.  AAA projects 72.2 million Americans will travel domestically during the travel period, which runs from Saturday, June 28, to Sunday, July 6. That is an increase of 1.7 million from 2024.  As for Michigan, nearly 2.4 million Michiganders will take a road trip, an increase of 59,000 from last year. Total flights are projected to be up 1,000 from a year ago, to 96,000.  More than 160,000 Michiganders will be traveling by bus, train, or by cruise. That is an increase of 11,000 from 2024. 

6/20/2025

WASHBURN - In their first-ever trip to the WIAA State Tournament, the top-seeded Washburn Castle Guards girls soccer team fell in the Division 4 semifinals to Ozaukee/Random Lake in double overtime.  Following an eight-round shootout, the Castle guards fell 7-6.  Washburn closes the curtain on a 16-2-1 season.