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The following press release was issued by the US Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/hiawatha/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD628299 (Gladstone, MI) — Hiawatha National Forest and the US Forest Service Passport In Time Program (PIT) are currently seeking twelve volunteers to participate in an archaeological excavation at the historic Camp Au Train July 29 – August 2, 2019. No …

A Marquette woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing drugs from UP Health System—Marquette, where she was employed. The Marquette Police Department says they arrested 30-year-old Heather Peterson on Friday for warrants of Larceny in a Building and Possession of a Controlled Substance. These charges stem from an investigation by …

A road repair project is set to get underway near Mohawk in Keweenaw County. The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing about $1.6 million to chip seal 17 miles of US-41 from north of First Street in Mohawk to north of Lac La Belle Road. The work includes crack sealing, …

Most of the ballot proposals in the Copper Country were approved by voters in Tuesday’s election, but the most controversial of them was not. A referendum to change the wording of an ordinance in L’Anse Township was defeated 257-315. The change would have opened the door for wind turbines to …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… – Calumet v Houghton – no report. – Jeffers dropped both games of its doubleheader against the Gogebic Miners, 7-6 in extra innings, and 5-1. Elias Rajala had two doubles and a single in the opening game. Austin Kinnunen stole home, as the …

Jacobsville Sandstone has earned international recognition as a Global Heritage Stone Resource. The designation was awarded by the International Union of Geological Sciences, and UNESCO’s International Geoscience Programme. The sandstone bed is one of the first 15 Global Heritage Stone Resources in the world, and the first in the United …

It’s election day in a few Copper Country neighborhoods. In Houghton County… – Hancock School District voters will be asked to renew the basic 18 mill operating millage for 10 years. – Voters in Adams Township are being asked to approve an eight-year renewal of a 0.3 mill levy that …

High School In high school baseball yesterday… – Calumet v Gogebic – no report. In baseball today… – Calumet plays at Houghton. – Jeffers travels to Gogebic. In softball yesterday… – Hancock swept Calumet, 8-4 and 5-4. – Houghton v Iron Mountain – no report. – Lake Linden-Hubbell dominated Gogebic …

Volunteers are still needed to help with a full-scale disaster exercise that will be held on the Michigan Tech campus Thursday afternoon. The disaster will simulate a traffic crash involving a gas truck, and will involve dozens of local law enforcement and first response agencies, along with UP Health System …

Relief could come as soon as today for school districts facing extensions of their schedules because of an abundance of snow days. The state House and Senate worked out details of a proposal that would exempt missed school days between January 29th and February 1st, when the region was hit …