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The Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle for two different Field of Interest grants. $2,594.13 is available from the Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Endowment Fund for local organizations supporting skiing programs. $3,064.75 is available from the Copper Country Youth Hockey Endowment Fund in …

The North Houghton County Water and Sewage Authority will receive a $900,000 loan to continue work on improving the wastewater, sewer collection and treatment system. The authority provides sewer service for Calumet Township, Osceola Township, the Village of Calumet, and the Village of Laurium. This project serves 2,555 residential and …

Click on the blue links for more details. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played tonight. Pitcher Joe Jiménez will be the Tigers’ only player on the American League squad. The Brewers will be represented by Lorenzo Cain, Christian Yelich, Josh Hader, Jeremy Jeffress, and Final Vote winner …

The Volunteer Resource Center (VRC) reports that there is still a great need for volunteers. They currently have 117 job requests on their job board and the number of volunteers has dwindled. Also, approximately half of the jobs require the use of heavy equipment such as skid steers, loaders, dump …

The public is invited for an evening learning about the only air service from Hancock to Isle Royale National Park.  The event will take place Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Portage Lake District Library. Director of Operations for Isle Royale Seaplanes John Rector will discuss questions that have recently come …

The Republican Party of Keweenaw County will be hosting a candidate forum featuring Republican candidates for State Representative in the 110th District. The forum will take place on Monday, July 23rd in the ballroom at Dee Stadium in Houghton.  Doors open at 7:00pm and the forum will begin at 7:30pm. …

Interest in the Copper Country Strong group photo continues to grow so steps are being taken to mitigate potential parking issues. The photo is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:15pm in the parking lot of UP Health System—Portage in Hancock, the one month anniversary of the Father’s Day Flood. The Hancock …

State Representative Scott Dianda is adding his voice to the call that President Trump make a federal disaster declaration. Dianda introduced a resolution in the state house last week calling for the declaration for the counties of Houghton, Gogebic, and Menominee, all of which are still struggling to clean up …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers pounded four home runs off Justin Verlander, and claimed a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros yesterday. The former Tigers ace struck out a dozen batters over six innings, but also threw gopher balls to John Hicks, Jeimer Candelario, …

Click on the blue links for more details. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ mid-season swoon continued yesterday, with a 9-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Michael Fulmer was charged with seven runs on 10 hits before leaving in the fifth inning. Meanwhile, Detroit managed just three hits, including an RBI double …