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The Portage Lake District Library is hosting a summer reading event for students to help them take a break from school and dive into something exciting. “So our reading program is open-ended, you can track your reading by time, you can track your reading by books. I think that’s really …

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation (previously known as Portage Health Foundation) has received a grant for over $1.25 million ($1,289,510) for the Copper Shores Meals on Wheels programming. The funding will support and improve the resilience of local supply chains, which will allow Copper Shores to offer assistance tailored to …

Besides financial housekeeping, there were some updates on local events at the Hancock City Council meeting last night. Canal Rock so far has been successful, and the city is trying to organize food trucks to be present for the event next week. There are currently no plans for food trucks …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. MLB The Tigers pounded the Royals 9-4 yesterday. Zack Short had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs. Eric Haase had two hits and drove in three. Javier Báez collected his 1,000th major league hit. Matthew Boyd allowed …

 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 8 former and current employees of Alger Correctional Facility with felony counts related to the 2019 in-custody death of former inmate Jonathan Lancaster. Facing charges are 4 registered nurses who attended to Lancaster in his final days, 2 corrections officers present at his time …

Pasties are a greatly beloved cultural food of the UP, and there’s even a yearly festival in honor of the food, with this year’s Pasty Fest occurring in August. Main Street Calumet announced the world’s first Pasty Art Prize Competition, where artists from across the Upper Peninsula will have an …

The Painesdale Mine & Shaft was just recognized as a Keweenaw Heritage Site. The #4 Shaft House, built in 1902, was part of the Copper Range Mining Company. Adams Township still uses the site to pump water for the surrounding towns and cities, including the city of Hancock. The organization …

Laurium village council was missing  a couple of members at last night’s council meeting. Forcing the council to pause some of their discussion on multiple agenda items. Village President John Sullivan and Village Trustee Jessica Hrebec were both counted absent at the village council meeting. The meeting was run by …

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, previously known as Portage Health Foundation, is offering a scholarship program for non-traditional students. The scholarship is a one time award, and will give 3 students $2,000 to pursue post-secondary education. Individuals must be from the Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, or Ontonagon counties. The student …

The Hancock city council will meet to approve bills at their meeting tonight. There will be a meeting next Friday to discuss budgets. The Administrative report will include information and updates on the preliminary approval for the Rural Development Grant, Canal Rock, Wake UP Walks, the beautification group, and the …