DETROIT— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, Detroit District, announces a contract option award to dredge stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, provided USACE with an additional $946,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, …

The Upper Peninsula Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force has taken several positive actions – working in concert with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources – since the Oct. 18 confirmation that a 4-year-old doe tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Dickinson County. The task force includes representatives of U.P. …

Four suspects are in custody for allegedly selling crystal meth in Marquette County.  Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team arrested Zya Ray Fassbender of Marquette, Corin Renee Hurst of Ishpeming, Christopher Francis Larson of Ishpeming and Kevin Lawrence Reidy of Ishpeming last Friday. A series of traffic stops …

On November 16, 2018, Lawrence “Tex” Erickson was made an offer he could not refuse. It came with a sign on bonus, a reunion with family and friends he hadn’t seen in a long time. His offer takes him to a wonderful place where he will be socializing, hunting and …

November 17, 2018 Copper City Jeffrey E. Koski, 56, a resident of Copper City passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday November 17, 2018. He was born on November 28, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan a son to Oliver Edward and Peggy (Riley) Koski. He graduated from Berkley High …

HANCOCK, MI –Finlandia University Gallery will present the 28thAnnual Contemporary Finnish American Artist Series Exhibition featuring the work of artist Tia Salmela Keobounpheng. Her exhibit, titled Permission,will be on display at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, from November 29, 2018 to February 15, 2019. An …

Ready for a new day-after-Thanksgiving tradition? How about fresh air, time with family and friends, and a healthy dose of the great outdoors! #OptOutside on Black Friday, and enjoy free admission to Michigan state parks all day long. The #OptOutside movement – started in 2015 by outdoor recreation cooperative REI Inc. – …

No child should have to wake up Christmas morning without a present. The Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office is running their 20th annual No Kid Without A Christmas program. Toys, new clothes, and monetary donations will be accepted at the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center in Calumet, the Gay Bar, …

Keeping schools safe and students healthy will be the focus of a community event at the Houghton High School Auditorium. The public is welcome to this free presentation by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, one of the world’s leading experts on the causes of violence and school safety. Grossman is the …

Copper Country Habitat for Humanity is pleased to announce the hiring of Brian Van Sickle as the new manager of the ReStore and Jim Wilson as assistant manager. Brian Van Sickle has extensive retail and customer service experience and has supervised and trained hundreds of employees since he first began …