A lawsuit has been filed against the counties of Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga, Iron and Ontonagon by Gogebic County.  The six counties of the Western Upper Peninsula together made up the former Western Upper Michigan Manpower Consortium, which was responsible for job training and development in the region. Five years ago, …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Special Education Director Kristina Penfold gave demonstration for the board on a new piece of technology using an I-Pad and Swivl. As part of the Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) Grant …

DETROIT –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., are closed to navigation until March 25. The Corps will use this time to perform critical maintenance on the lock structures. “The Soo Locks are critical to the Great Lakes Navigation System and …

Fairport, OH Evelyn E. (Alanen) Leikala age 91 of Fairport Ohio and former Redridge resident died November 26, 2018, at home in Fairport, OH. She was Born September 26, 1927, in Redridge, MI, a daughter of Reino and Eleanor (Junttonen) Alanen. Surviving are her children-grandchildren-great grandchildren and sister Violet Moehrke. …

Michigan’s Copper Country has earned a reputation from all corners of the globe as a destination for tourists – both those seeking experiential tourism, and those who want to delve into the region’s vast and varied cultural and economic history. And if the efforts of the Finnish American Folk School …

GREEN BAY, WI – January 16, 2019 – Shopko (“the Company”), a leading operator of general merchandise stores throughout the Central, Western and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S., today announced that it, along with its subsidiaries, has filed voluntary petitions for a court-supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the …

January 15, 2019 — Pointing to the critical role transportation plays in improving access to services and public life in communities across the state, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show that a project team called the Michigan Universal Vehicle Ecosystem Pilot was awarded a $1.2 million Michigan Mobility grant …

The city of Hancock is interested in what its residents have to say about whether or not the city should opt out of Michigan’s recreational marijuana market. Shortly after the majority of Michigan voters overturned the state’s prohibition law, the Hancock City Council passed a 61 day order that allowed …

The new-look Houghton County Board of Commissioners will continue to be chaired by Commissioner Al Koskela, with Commissioner Tom Tikkanen now serving as vice chair. Tuesday was the first board meeting for new commissioners Roy Britz and Glenn Anderson and was the first for Commissioner Gretchen Janssen following her election …

David Uno Haapala, age 71 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at his home. He was born May 13, 1947 in Ironwood, MI son of Uno and Hulda (Korsman). David grew up in the western U.P., and received his high school diploma from Ontonagon. In the …