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Hancock, Michigan—The Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Endowment Advisory Committee of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) is now accepting applications for its annual granting cycle. $2,586.14 is available from the Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Endowment Fund for local organizations supporting skiing programs. To be considered, grant applications must be submitted to …

MARQUETTE, MI— Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) announced today that energy industry expert Brett French has been appointed Vice-President of Business Development and Communications. French, a long-time resident of Ishpeming, Michigan, comes to UPPCO from American Transmission Company (ATC) where he spent the past 16 years managing the company’s interests …

Congressman Jack Bergman is standing behind President Trump’s call for a ban on transgender individuals in the United State military. Earlier this month, Trump tweeted the ban against any transgender individuals from serving in the military in any capacity, resulting in an immediate uproar from LGBT and civil rights groups. …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Anibal Sanchez struggled, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Baltimore Orioles 12-3 yesterday. Sanchez served up five home runs, and was charged with eight runs before leaving the game in the fourth inning. Nicholas Castellanos homered for Detroit. The Tigers …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Justin Upton’s first-inning home run wasn’t enough for the Detroit Tigers, who fell to the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Saturday. Fill-in starter Drew VerHagen gave up two runs over five innings. The Orioles took the lead when Wellington Castillo hit a solo …

Click on the blue links for additional details. MLB Justin Upton’s eighth-inning grand slam powered the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night. Upton’s timely blow made a winner of Justin Verlander, who gave up two solo home runs, and struck out 10 over seven …

This summer school session is going to rock. Thirty-two teens ages 12 to 19 are participating in the eighth year of PJ Olsson’s Rock Camp and the jams show no signs of stopping. The camp started after PJ Olsson was slated to play a gig in Houghton but couldn’t afford …

Campus is buzzing in honor of Alumni Weekend, but the Board of Directors at Michigan Tech still met to discuss university matters. The Chairman of the Presidential Search Committee Bill Johnson presented an update on replacing current president Glenn Mroz. The committee has selected the firm of Storebeck/Pimentel out of …

The Village of L’Anse is evaluating the feasibility of a community solar program for its residential and business electric utility customers. The community solar project would be built in the new industrial park, located on Lambert Rd off of U.S. Highway 41. The power generated would feed into the grid. …

Health surveys will be mailed on Aug. 4 to randomly selected household addresses across the Upper Peninsula as part of a community health needs assessment sponsored by 28 regional healthcare partners, including local health departments, hospitals, clinics, behavioral health agencies and health foundations. “The purpose of this survey, which takes …