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Hancock will hold their now-once monthly meeting tonight. In new business, there will be the consideration of Rick White to the Board of Review with a term ending this December. The repair of the asphalt on Montezuma Avenue from Hancock St. to Quincy St. funded through a MDOT Emergency Relief …

The Village of Calumet met last night to address previous notes from other board meetings. These were all unanimously approved. Most budget approvals were tabled for the next work meeting. There were loud discussions about the village paying for the part of a sign that encourages ATV and snowmobile riders …

Click on the highlighted scores for additional game details. High School In high school baseball yesterday…• Calumet dropped two to Negaunee, 9-2 and 13-3.• L’Anse took two from Lake Linden-Hubbell, 10-2 and 12-2. Ross Biekkola earned the win in game one, and Logan Dusinki, Blake Harden and Les Lafernier each …

A group of UP high schooler’s are headed down to Washington D.C. to attend a national youth summit concerning civic issues, called Mikva Challenge National Youth Summit. America’s civic score has declined in the last few years, and 100 students nationwide are gathering in Washington D.C. to demonstrate the power …

The CLK schools are showcasing the achievements and progression of the students in a showcase in place of parent teacher conferences.  “This is the first year we’ve done this. The whole goal is to do a better job of communicating the amazing things that our staff and students are doing. …

ATV season started officially yesterday. Please keep in mind Trail 3 between Dollar Bay and Lake Linden is undergoing some serious reconstruction.  “There was a question of naturalizing the trails, which essentially is walking away from it, and we found that unacceptable, so again, we went to Kevin [Store] and …

The City of Houghton is transitioning to the use of trash and recyclables carts instead of special garbage bags beginning June 1. Waste Management will deliver 64 -gallon trash carts and 64-gallon recyclables carts to customers the last two weeks of May. Beginning June 1, they will only collect what …

Superior National Bank in L’Anse will begin construction of a new, full-service branch on the property of its current branch on Broad Street later this year. The current branch will continue to operate throughout the construction of the new branch. When the new building is complete, the space occupied by …

The City of Houghton received updates for the Lakeshore Drive parking deck project. The General Contractor is MJO of Hancock, but the deck demo itself is subcontracted. The large-scale demolition work will be completed by a company called Veit from Minnesota. Around 18 May, MJO will be sending in a …

On May 5th, Michigan and many other regions of the country recognized Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) day. Bringing awareness to missing persons cases, and violence committed against Native Americans. The day of awareness pulls back the curtain on very uncomfortable topics, but is important to understanding the damage …