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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 …

Michigan Tech University’s latest Research Award recipient shoots for the stars. Petra Huentemeyer in the last year has become one of Michigan tech’s most often cited authors from the university for her research in experimental astrophysics. Huentemeyer says that she has always been fueled by a passion for curiosity in …

Repair work to the Portage Lake lift bridge begins today. Earlier this morning MDOT crews began intermittent shutdowns of the northbound outside lane of the bridge. Work crews are continuing work on the state’s 4.3 million dollar project to replace the bridge’s finger joints and install underside false decking beneath …

Gogebic Community College will conclude its search for a new president soon after identifying four qualified candidates. The college is entering the final stages of its search and will invite its final four candidates to a series of in-person interviews and open forums next month. Gogebic Community College encourages the …

Hancock’s planning commission approved two zoning applications for residential developments last night. The 306 Hancock Street development will add an addition above the existing garage on the property. The addition will convert the structure into a duplex. A second zoning application approved by the commission will construct a five-unit town …