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Local officials are eyeing a redevelopment project that could lead to new housing in Lake Linden. The Houghton County Land Bank Authority will be applying for a demolition grant for the old Lakes Paint Supply site located in a residential neighborhood.  The property covers four parcels on Front Street between …

A public hearing will be held this month on the proposed permit for the permanent combustion of engineered plastic pellets at the L’Anse Warden Electric plant. The hearing is being held by the Air Quality Division of the Department of Environmental Quality at L’Anse Public Schools on January 23rd at …

Anyone looking to start selling marijuana in Hancock will have to wait until after the State of Michigan has finalized the rules and regulations of the new law. The Hancock City Council voted 5-1 to opt-out of the law permitting recreational marijuana businesses at their regular meeting Wednesday. A public …

A lawsuit has been filed against the counties of Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga, Iron and Ontonagon by Gogebic County.  The six counties of the Western Upper Peninsula together made up the former Western Upper Michigan Manpower Consortium, which was responsible for job training and development in the region. Five years ago, …

High School In high school hockey tonight, Hancock entertains Negaunee. In boys basketball this evening… – Calumet plays at Hancock. – Jeffers hosts Ontonagon. – Chassell welcomes Ewen-Trout Creek. – Lake Linden-Hubbell tips off at Baraga. Our broadcast will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. The Calumet High …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Special Education Director Kristina Penfold gave demonstration for the board on a new piece of technology using an I-Pad and Swivl. As part of the Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) Grant …

DETROIT –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., are closed to navigation until March 25. The Corps will use this time to perform critical maintenance on the lock structures. “The Soo Locks are critical to the Great Lakes Navigation System and …

Michigan’s Copper Country has earned a reputation from all corners of the globe as a destination for tourists – both those seeking experiential tourism, and those who want to delve into the region’s vast and varied cultural and economic history. And if the efforts of the Finnish American Folk School …

GREEN BAY, WI – January 16, 2019 – Shopko (“the Company”), a leading operator of general merchandise stores throughout the Central, Western and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S., today announced that it, along with its subsidiaries, has filed voluntary petitions for a court-supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the …

January 15, 2019 — Pointing to the critical role transportation plays in improving access to services and public life in communities across the state, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show that a project team called the Michigan Universal Vehicle Ecosystem Pilot was awarded a $1.2 million Michigan Mobility grant …