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Small Business Association of Michigan President and CEO, Brian Calley, made a trip to the Copper Country to update local business owners on legislation proposed in Lansing and share findings from the group’s Annual business leaders survey. The SBAM has found that business owners in the state are feeling less …

Houghton has entered a final agreement with Walmart that will keep both parties out of federal court. Earlier in the year the city council approved a settlement strategy, which has been negotiated over the past several months. The new agreement with Walmart replaces the city’s original 2004 development agreement with …

The Lakeshore Drive corridor project in Houghton enters into its final phases today. Crews will begin paving the east lot and should finish in time for next Monday. MJO will stage some equipment in the west end lot while work is completed on the walkway for Pewabic Street. City Manager …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball tonight…• Houghton entertains Hancock. Because of a programming conflict on 97.7 The Wolf, the broadcast will be carried on KBear 102.3.• Calumet welcomes L’Anse.• Jeffers hosts Wakefield-Marenisco.• Dollar Bay-Tamarack City plays at Chassell – postponed …

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation has teamed up with Feeding America – west Michigan to bring a semi-truck to the western Upper Peninsula. Next Wednesday, Feeding America will deliver a semi-truck full of healthy food options from its distribution center in Grand Rapids to the village of Ontonagon. Feeding …

The Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce will invite the Small Business Association of Michigan to tomorrow’s Wake Up Keweenaw for an update local business leaders may want to learn more about. Tomorrow morning the Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce will host the group’s regular Wake Up Keweenaw session, which brings together local …

The Baraga County Commission has passed the county’s 2023-24 budget. Last night the county held a special meeting after a scheduled public hearing for the county budget. Baraga County’s budget for the upcoming year will include wage increases for county employees across the board. “The following increase for the 2023-24 …

Get the lumberjack flannel ready for a night to support one of Little Brother’s largest programs during one of the organization’s largest fundraisers. Next week Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly will host the group’s Flannel Fest Fundraiser. The fundraising night will support the organization’s firewood program, which helps to …

The city of Houghton will consider splitting a lot during tonight’s council meeting. The hope fellowship church wishes to split the lot owned by the church, creating a 1-acre sub-lot on the church’s southeast corner. Another item on the city council agenda will consider an equipment purchase for the public …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school volleyball last night…• In a battle of the two top-ranked teams in the U.P., Calumet dropped the first set to Kingsford, then battled back to claim a narrow 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-19) victory. Allie Bjorn …