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A pair of memorial services will be held this Sunday at Evangel Baptist Church to mark the one year anniversary of the flood. Emergency Manager Jon Stone says is meant to help help people to remember all that was lost.  “There was a lot of heartache early in that day …

Flags will be waving at this year’s Bridgefest parade and there’s still time for last minute registration. The annual parade across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge from Hancock to Houghton also falls on Flag Day, so volunteers will be passing out mini-American flags ahead of the floats. Parade organizer Dave …

The June Keweenaw Alliance Breakfast, hosted by the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce and the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, will be held Wednesday morning at the Finnish American Heritage Center. This month’s featured presentation will be made by Calumet Theatre Executive Director Marlin Lee. Doors open at 7:00 am and breakfast …

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in partnership with the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Michigan Tech, and Western U.P. Planning & Development Region will be hosting the first workshop in a summer event series for promoting inter-generational learning and access to healthy foods and medicines. Preparing for Foraging Foods & Harvesting Medicines …

The Copper Country Great Start Collaborative will be hosting an Early Childhood Job Fair at Michigan Works in Hancock. The event will take place Thursday, June 20th from 1:30pm-4:00pm and will focus on early childhood and human service employment positions.  The fair is free and open to the public and …

Soft background Michigan has nearly 44,000 living women veterans and the state will honor them along with the many more who served before them on Wednesday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared June 12th as Women Veterans Recognition Day in an attempt to recognize and support women veterans whom the administration …

Fast Pitch Softball On the opening night of play in the Copper Country Women’s Fast Pitch Softball League last night, Superior National Bank and Northern Michigan Land Brokers split their doubleheader. SNB took the first game 11-5. Rosalie Anderson was the winning pitcher, and Jonna Berg had four hits. Ally …

One lane of M-26 remains closed in Keweenaw County this week as crews finish replacing a culvert 1.6 miles west of the US-41/M-26 intersection in Copper Harbor. Michigan Department of Transportation contracted crews are completing a $153,000 maintenance project to remove and replace a deteriorated culvert on M-26. The roadway …

The following press release was issued by KCF: Hancock, Michigan— The Keweenaw Community Foundation announces our funds’ scholarship recipients for 2019. The Foundation administrates a number of scholarships that have been established by area families and community members. These opportunities for local students support their goals in higher education and continuing …

Distinguished Service Medals: Deputy Hans Tolkkinen and Deputy Angela Miles of Houghton County — with Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, MI. Two deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office are among those to be honored at the Michigan Sheriff’s Association annual awards ceremony. The awards honor the bravery, sacrifice, and service …