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The USDA Forest Service’s eastern region has opened access to the 2025 Cohesive Fire Strategy grant program. The competitive grant program supports local wildfire management initiatives on non-federal lands in 20 Northeastern and midwestern states. In the past five years, the USDA’s eastern region has distributed nearly 21 million dollars …

A Michigan Technological University alumni takes on a role in a dubbed version of Star Wars A New Hope. Kalvin Hartwig, a 2010 graduate of Michigan Technological University, has dedicated his career to spreading awareness of indigenous languages. Recently he brought his skills to an Ojibwe dubbed version of Star …

Hancock Public Schools seeks parent input for future developments and needs within the school district. Recently Hancock Public Schools published a survey seeking responses from Faculty, students, and parents, that will help district leadership determine potential developments, and supports for programming. The Hancock Central High School Parent Survey will take …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school football action Saturday involving U.P. teams… In a Division Seven quarterfinal, North Muskegon shut down Menominee 23-0. In a Division Eight quarterfinal, Iron Mountain fell to Beal City 14-7. In an Eight-Player Division One semifinal, Pickford …

On this week’s edition of Copper Country Today: Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Mike Babcock from the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation to discuss the upcoming Giving Tuesday campaign. Listen to the discussion here. Rick Freeman, Sr. from Northwoods Sporting Goods and Freeman’s Firearms joins host Todd VanDyke with tips for …

Click on the highlighted scores for more game details. High School In high school hockey last night… Jeffers routed Cheboygan 12-0. Brit Heinonen and Max Nordstrom each had a hat trick. Hancock High School has announced plans for a fan bus for students who want to attend the Bulldogs’ volleyball quarterfinal …

As hunters take off for a weekend in the woods, the Ottawa National Forest encourages safety for deer rifle season. The US Forest Service reminds hunters to not discharge a firearm within 150 yards of a developed recreation area, building, or occupied area. Nor should hunters discharge a firearm across …

The Nature Conservancy and Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently updated the community on the progress of the Keweenaw Heartlands Project. Since TNC purchased the 32,000-acre property in 2022, the conservation group has worked with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and interested community groups to transition the property from …

Representative Greg Markkanen votes to uphold work requirements for the Healthy Michigan Program. Recently legislation to repeal a stipulation that able-bodied medicad beneficiaries engage in workforce activity for a minimum of 80 hours a month. The requirement has not been in effect since the COVID-19 pandemic due to a Supreme …

A graduate student at Michigan Tech has been nominated by the university for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award. Recently Michigan Technological University announced it has nominated Master of Engineering Mechanics student Thomas Draper for the MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award. Draper began his undergraduate at …