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News from February 2021

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VA reports increase in number of appointments at John D. Dingell VAMC health facility in Yale in September

By UP Gazette | Feb 26, 2021

The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, subsidiary 553GA in Yale, Michigan scheduled 4,515 pending appointments in September compared to 4,422 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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Mid Peninsula School is tied for 734th in total students assessed by the merit exam (2018-2019)

By UP Gazette | Feb 26, 2021

Mid Peninsula School is tied for 734th among Michigan public high schools with 17 students assessed by the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 MME report.

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39 businesses in Alger County had between five and nine employees in 2019

By UP Gazette | Feb 26, 2021

There were 39 businesses in Alger County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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ZIP Code 49947 sees two businesses expiring in week ending Feb. 20, 2021

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

There are two Michigan business licenses expiring in ZIP Code 49947 in the week ending Feb. 20, 2021, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 88.8 percent of people in Michigamme were old enough to vote in 2020

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Of the 215 citizens living in Michigamme in 2020, 191 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 3.3% of people in Michigamme identified as multi-racial in 2020

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Of the 215 citizens living in Michigamme in 2020, 96.7 percent said they were only one race, while 3.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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24.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Stephenson

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

24.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Stephenson in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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John Bergman's campaign committee receives $4 from Nancy Taft

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

The campaign committee of Republican Party candidate John Bergman, Bergmanforcongress, received $4 from Nancy Taft on February 24, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Economically disadvantaged students at Ontonagon Area School District score 840 on average on the SAT (2018-2019)

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Economically disadvantaged students at Ontonagon Area School District scored 840 on average in the 2018-2019 academic year, a worse result than the average for all students in the district.

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Business Insights: How many businesses will expire in ZIP Code 49858 in week ending March 5, 2021?

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

There is one Michigan business license expiring in ZIP Code 49858 in the week ending March 5, 2021, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

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158 businesses in Alger County had fewer than five employees in 2019

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

There were 158 businesses in Alger County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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VA reports increase in number of appointments at John D. Dingell VAMC health facility in Detroit in September

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, subsidiary 553 in Detroit, Michigan scheduled 52,588 pending appointments in September compared to 51,981 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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Census Bureau reports Palmer population was 394 in 2020

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Palmer had a population of 394 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the UP Gazette.

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Male students at Superior Central School score 905 on average on the SAT (2018-2019)

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Male students at Superior Central School scored 905 on average in the 2018-2019 academic year, a worse result than the average for all students in the school.

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Wakefield-Marenisco School is tied for 721st in total students assessed by the merit exam (2018-2019)

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Wakefield-Marenisco School is tied for 721st among Michigan public high schools with 18 students assessed by the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) in the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 MME report.

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30.4% of Carney-Nadeau Public School students academically ready for reading and writing in college (2018-2019)

By UP Gazette | Feb 25, 2021

Carney-Nadeau Public School ranked 548th among public schools in Michigan with 30.4 percent of students who took the M-STEP test in the 2018-2019 academic year being academically ready for evidence-based reading and writing in college, according to test results reported by the Michigan Department of Education.

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Michigan's school districts receiving vastly different funds from federal COVID-19 relief dollars

By Carrie Bradon | Feb 24, 2021

Bridge Michigan reported that affluent schools in the state are requesting larger portions of the federal relief funding from COVID.

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ZIP Code 49802 sees five businesses expiring in week ending Feb. 20, 2021

By UP Gazette | Feb 24, 2021

There are five Michigan business licenses expiring in ZIP Code 49802 in the week ending Feb. 20, 2021, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

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ZIP Code 49887 has four business licenses expiring in week ending Feb. 20, 2021

By UP Gazette | Feb 24, 2021

There are four Michigan business licenses expiring in ZIP Code 49887 in the week ending Feb. 20, 2021, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

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There are seven business licenses that will lapse in ZIP Code 49879 in week ending Feb. 20, 2021

By UP Gazette | Feb 24, 2021

There are seven Michigan business licenses expiring in ZIP Code 49879 in the week ending Feb. 20, 2021, according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.