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An informational meeting regarding rezoning for wind farms was held Tuesday night in L’Anse. The meeting looked at the different sides of the divisive wind farm issue. NMU professor Steve Waller spoke about the major benefits of having a wind farm in the L’Anse Township area. “Easy $25 million over …

High School On the high school baseball schedule today, Ontonagon plays at L’Anse. On the softball schedule…– Houghton plays at Hancock.– Baraga plays at L’Anse. In track, at the Division One Superior Dome meet yesterday, the Houghton girls finished second, behind Marquette. The Calumet girls placed sixth. Houghton’s Anabel Needham …

High School students from across the Upper Peninsula will be competing in the 2019 UP CTE Skills Challenge this Friday. Five competitions based on skills learned in Career and Technical Education classes will be held at Northern Michigan University beginning with the 13th Annual Upper Peninsula High School Construction Skills …

The following press release was issued by Aspirus: WAUSAU, Wis. – Aspirus has been named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems by IBM Watson HealthTM. The award spotlights the best-performing health systems in the U.S., based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data. …

Spring Fling returns for the 7th year in Baraga County on Saturday.  Families are invited to the KBIC Niiwin Akeaa Center from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to participate in a family fun day. The carnival like atmosphere will feature a teddy bear clinic, Strider bike course, giveaways and more. “I …

Sisu is often defined as rugged perseverance–and that’s what it takes to get through a Copper Country winter. So to celebrate the coming of spring, the public is invited to take part in the Sisu Shuffle, hosted by UP Health System—Portage. The annual 5K run/walk will begin at the hospital …

High School In high school track today, Houghton and Calumet will compete at the Division One invitational at the Superior Dome. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ game at Boston last night was rained out. The Tigers and Red Sox will play a day-night doubleheader today. Pregame coverage for the first contest …

The following press released was issued by Michigan Tech: It’s been a fall highlight in the Keweenaw for three decades.  And this year, the Parade of Nations will celebrate its 30thanniversary on Saturday, September 21, around a theme of “30 Years Bridging Cultures.” The day kicks off with a parade at 11 …

A fundraising campaign is underway for the 3rd season of an Upper Peninsula-based web series set in post-apocalyptic times. Co-produced by Lullskull Limited and “A” Street Films, Northbound has had two successful seasons and is ready to embark on their third and final season. Co-creator and Iron Mountain native Seth …

A fire in downtown Houghton closed Shelden Avenue for a short while as firefighters responded to the scene. The fire began in a 3rd floor apartment above the Sew Irresistible store and was reported by a neighbor shortly before 2:00pm Monday. The building was evacuated and there were no reported …