Plans for this year’s Parade of Nations are rolling right along. The headline act this year is Breaksk8, a professional jam-skating team that likes to push the limits of what can be done with wheels under your shoes. They have toured the world and appeared in films. Breaksk8 will skate …
Read More »Calumet, South Range Veteran Town Halls On August 16th
A pair of Veteran Town Halls are being held next month in the Copper Country, and should provide a great forum to get questions answered and to voice concerns. The events will be held on August 16th at the National Guard Readiness Center in Calumet at 1pm and at the …
Read More »Young Women Taking Part In Michigan Tech’s Sumer Youth Program This Week
Exceptional young women from throughout the country are on the campus of Michigan Tech this week to take part in two challenging scholarship programs. Tech’s Summer Youth Program continues with Junior Women in Engineering and the inaugural Women in Automotive Engineering programs. In Women in Automotive Engineering, High School girls …
Read More »Judge Recommends SSR Payments For Presque Isle Power Plant Be Reduced By One Third For U.P. Electric Customers
LANSING, Mich. – The administrative law judge presiding over the case at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that is examining costs to keep the Presque Isle Power Plant (PIPP) in Marquette running today issued a proposal for decision (PFD) that agrees with Michigan that the owner of the PIPP …
Read More »PL Majors Fall at State Tourney – Tuesday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Jose Iglesias’ two-run homer against his former team powered the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox last night. Iglesias’ shot in the sixth inning made a winner of Justin Verlander, who gave up one run …
Read More »Names Released In Laurium Murder Case
A Calumet woman is dead after allegedly being shot by a family member in Laurium Saturday. 32-year-old Christian Paul Kitti was arraigned in 97th District Court on charges of Homicide—Open Murder, punishable by Life in prison, and a felony firearms charge. The charges are in relation to the death of …
Read More »Driver Arrested After Crashing Into A Utility Pole
A Calumet woman is facing possible OWI charges after a crash early Sunday morning. Around 12:15am, troopers from the Calumet Post responded to a one-car personal injury accident. Police say a 56-year-old woman was driving southbound on US-41 near Haus Street in Kearsarge when her vehicle went off the roadway …
Read More »Road Being Repainted In Ontonagon
Motorists on M-64 later this week may encounter a bridge project in Ontonagon County. Wednesday through Friday, contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation will be performing warranty paint work on the bridge over the Potato River, about 4 miles west of Ontonagon. This work will require lane closures under …
Read More »Dial Help’s “Talk–They Hear You” Event Is Tuesday
Parents are the best chance kids have to avoid underage drinking. A program by Dial Help, taking place Tuesday, will help parents breach the subject of alcohol with their children. The event is called “Talk—They Hear You”. Here’s Dial Help Prevention Coordinator Kevin Weir. Studies show that ten percent of …
Read More »PL Minors Winless at State Tourney – Monday Sports Wrap
Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. MLB Adam Eaton’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers yesterday, as the two teams completed the game that had been suspended because of rain Saturday night. Detroit …
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