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Small communities in the Copper Country could get help demolishing blighted structures under a new program introduced by the state, The Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority is now offering the Michigan Rural Community Demolition Grant…available to local governments with populations under 50,000. The funds are designed to help communities …

Women in the Copper Country will once again march across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in support of women’s issues. The 3rd annual Women’s March will be held on Saturday, January 19th with participants meeting on the west side of the bridge by BridgeView park at 1:00pm. The marchers will …

Calumet, Michigan – A group of local municipalities and non-profit organizations has received a grant from the National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. The grant will provide technical assistance for planning a cohesive trail corridor around and through Calumet Township, the Village of Calumet, and the …

HOUGHTON, MI (January 7, 2019) — Registration and Nominations are now open for the Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Bonfire Steakhouse in Houghton. The Keweenaw Community Spark Plug Awards is a celebration that recognizes local businesses, organizations, community …

A public hearing is scheduled for this week to hear comments on the draft Recreation Plan for the city of Houghton. The Houghton Planning Commission has prepared the draft plan, which is available for review on the city’s website or a written copy can be reviewed at the City Center. …

Our weather patterns lately have presented a few inches of snow here and there, and then a few warmer days where that snow melts somewhat, but because that temperature drops below freezing again at night, that melted water doesn’t necessarily run off. “We had a lot of rain over the …

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and one organization is looking to spread the word on how this problem affects the UP. The Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force includes membership from the Department of Justice, US Homeland Security Investigations, several UP law enforcement agencies, tribal communities, and social …

High School In high school boys basketball tonight… – Houghton entertains L’Anse. – Hancock welcomes Baraga. – Calumet hosts Ontonagon. – Chassell tips off at Lake Linden-Hubbell. – Dollar Bay-Tamarack City travels to Bessemer. – Jeffers entertains Republic-Michigamme. In girls action tonight… – Ewen-Trout Creek welcomes Bessemer. At the Gremlin …

 High School In high school hockey yesterday… – Houghton got off to a quick start, and defeated Novi 7-3. The Gremlins scored the first two goals of the game, then added two more in the opening minute of the second period. Seth Francois had two goals and two assists for …

 High School In high school hockey… – Hancock fell to Brighton 8-4. Both offenses started the game hot – Brighton led 4-3 after the first period, with Petr Anderson scoring all three of Hancock’s goals. Austin Salani added a Hancock goal in the second period. – Calumet outskated Novi 5-2. …