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Houghton County Road ways may receive some upgrades soon as the result of state funding. A bill is in the works amongst the state legislature what would distribute $175,000,000 to Michigan road ways in the upcoming months. If passed, the county would receive $390, 000 that would be used for …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers throughout the state to assist with its annual frog and toad survey, an effort that helps biologists monitor frog and toad abundance and distribution in the state. Declining populations of frogs, toads and other amphibians have been documented worldwide since the …

The city of Laurium will be home to a new restaurant this spring. Earlier this week, business partners Roger Reider and Amanda Kesti addressed the Laurium village council with their plans to open the seasonal restaurant in the building once occupied by Irish Times. The new restaurant will be named …

As solar energy costs continue to fall, public utilities across the Upper Peninsula are asking If solar energy can work in their communities? Thanks to a $63,000 grant from the American Public Power Association, two Keweenaw  municipalities soon will find out. WPPI Energy will use the grant to lead a …

A building fire remains under investigation in Ironwood. The building, located at the corner of Aurora and Lowell Streets, caught fire on Wednesday claiming two lives, injuring 3 people, and leaving 1 still unaccounted for. Investigators yesterday recovered an unidentified body from inside the building. An autopsy is scheduled to …

Click on the highlights for more details. High School In high school girls basketball last night… – Hancock edged Ontonagon 35-32 in overtime. – Calumet outscored Lake Linden-Hubbell 68-39. Brea Johnson led the Copper Kings with 17 points. Laura Lyons scored 17 for the Lakes. – Ewen-Trout Creek doubled up …

Spring is supposedly right around the corner, with the sounds of birds chirping and water flowing, but until it gets here, there’s still snow on the ground and plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy it. The Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club is hosting its annual Glide N’ Gorge next …

Students in the Copper Country Intermediate School District will learn how to grow their own plants and to produce food in a greenhouse donated by Copper Country Mental Health. The CCISD Community Transition Program has used the structure for the past 15 years at the Rice Memorial Building for their …

Forget Silicon Valley–a new partnership between local business organizations and Michigan Tech is helping Finnish based companies to skip the usual method of breaking into the American market. Finn Zone is a partnership consisting of the MTEC SmartZone, Finlandia University, Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance and the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce, …

CHASSELL – Cleanup and restoration operations have been completed at the site of a fuel spill at the Sturgeon River Bridge on Highway 41 south of Chassell, enabling the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to restore traffic to its normal two lanes at noon Tuesday. The spill occurred on Feb. …